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Gyms in Brown County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Brown County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $892 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
15,777
+1.9% 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

There are no gyms on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Brown County would have about 5, against none on map listings.

Households in Brown County spend about $6.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $892 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. 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 Brown County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no gyms on map listings, Brown County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Brown County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Brown County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.37.6
Spending per listingn/a$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,6753,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$892$864$983
Median household income$78,528$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
0
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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,777+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,781
Median age
50.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
312 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$78,528+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,604
Median home value
$269,100
Jobs located here
3,484
Daytime population
12,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for gyms, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Brown County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN92195.7$1.9M+13.5%#6 of 1,792
2Dearborn County, IN8173.5$2.6M+1.7%#52 of 1,792
3Putnam County, IN7953.5$2.4M+3.2%#75 of 1,792
4Boone County, IN76196.6$2.1M+13.5%#117 of 1,792
5Franklin County, IN7655.4$1.7M+2.2%#121 of 1,792
6Johnson County, IN76487.7$1.4M+7.4%#128 of 1,792
7Warrick County, IN73124.8$2.2M+4.4%#157 of 1,792
8Morgan County, IN72176.0$1.6M+4.4%#185 of 1,792
9Hendricks County, IN71497.3$1.6M+10.2%#206 of 1,792
10Madison County, IN71254.7$1.5M+3.8%#207 of 1,792
Brown County, INNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%

Other business types in Brown County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Brown County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no gyms in Brown County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Brown County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Brown County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $6.1M a year, or $892 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,781 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brown County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Brown County has no gyms on map listings. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Brown County would have about 5, against none on map listings.

How fast is Brown County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 15,777 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,781 households. The median household income in Brown County is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Brown County has no market score for gyms, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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