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Gyms in Shelby County, IL
The gyms in Shelby County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,215 of 1,792 scored counties
#41 of 68 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,576
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms in Shelby County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $760 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $6.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Shelby County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shelby County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,215 of 1,792 scored counties and #41 of 68 scored counties in Illinois.
How Shelby County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Shelby County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,107 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $760 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,095 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Shelby County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,576−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,918
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $72,095+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,841
- Median home value
- $137,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,879
- Daytime population
- 15,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gyms, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Shelby County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IL | 71 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #198 of 1,792 |
| 2Piatt County, IL | 69 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #254 of 1,792 |
| 3Clinton County, IL | 66 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #321 of 1,792 |
| 4Kendall County, IL | 66 | 42 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +9.9% | #323 of 1,792 |
| 5Will County, IL | 65 | 202 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #356 of 1,792 |
| 6Kankakee County, IL | 63 | 21 | 5.1 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #415 of 1,792 |
| 7Kane County, IL | 62 | 170 | 9.2 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #456 of 1,792 |
| 8Cook County, IL | 61 | 1,458 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #482 of 1,792 |
| 9McHenry County, IL | 61 | 113 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #497 of 1,792 |
| 10Monroe County, IL | 59 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #547 of 1,792 |
| 41Shelby County, IL | 41 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.1M | −1.6% | #1,215 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Shelby County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Shelby County, IL?
Shelby County has 6 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Shelby County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Shelby County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.8M a year, or $760 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,918 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, IL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Shelby County has 6.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Shelby County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Shelby County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 20,576 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,918 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $72,095 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Shelby County scores 41 for gyms (lower middle), #1,215 of 1,792 scored counties.
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