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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Illinois

Gyms in the Taylorville, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Taylorville, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #216 of 506 scored small-town markets
#8 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $740 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,443
−1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gyms in the Taylorville area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Taylorville area comes to about $10.1M a year: $740 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per gym, 3% 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 the Taylorville area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Taylorville area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Taylorville area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #216 of 506 scored small-town markets and #8 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Taylorville area 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.

Gyms in Taylorville, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureTaylorville areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.97.77.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,1073,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$740$1,054$983
Median household income$62,611$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5450

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
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Taylorville area, 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 the Taylorville area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,443−1.5% since 2020
Households
13,586
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
710 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$62,611+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,611
Median home value
$115,500
Jobs located here
9,795
Daytime population
28,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for gyms, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Taylorville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rochelle, IL65157.2$1.3M−0.7%#93 of 506
2Ottawa, IL64365.8$1.4M−1.6%#100 of 506
3Pontiac, IL6296.2$1.4M−2.1%#122 of 506
4Carbondale, IL60125.2$1.2M−1.5%#147 of 506
5Effingham, IL60158.3$1.1M−0.9%#153 of 506
6Sterling, IL59146.1$1.2M−2.6%#160 of 506
7Marion-Herrin, IL59206.9$1.1M+0.2%#161 of 506
8Taylorville, IL5485.9$1.3M−1.5%#216 of 506
9Dixon, IL5496.7$1.2M−3.4%#218 of 506
Burlington, IA-IL52115.5$1.3M−2.5%#232 of 506

Other business types in the Taylorville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in the Taylorville, IL area?

There are 8 gyms on map listings in the Taylorville area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in the Taylorville area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Taylorville, IL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $10.1M a year, or $740 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,586 households in the Taylorville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Taylorville, IL area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Taylorville area has 5.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is the Taylorville, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Taylorville area at 33,443 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,586 households. The median household income in the Taylorville area is $62,611 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Taylorville area scores 54 for gyms (upper middle), #216 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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