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Gyms in Clark County, IN

How Clark County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #442 of 1,792 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
40
14 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
11
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$42.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $834 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,451
+7.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 40 gyms in Clark County. 14 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $834 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $42.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.1M per gym, 18% 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.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 4,658 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Clark County.

Population estimates show Clark County grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Clark County is 63 (upper middle), #442 of 1,792 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.86.37.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,6583,6753,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$834$864$983
Median household income$74,214$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
209
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4014 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,451+7.5% since 2020
Households
51,242
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,593
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
57,028
Daytime population
116,702Residents 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 Clark 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
24Clark County, IN63407.8$1.1M+7.5%#442 of 1,792

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Clark County, IN?

Clark County has 40 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

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

About $42.7M a year, or $834 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 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 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 7.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Clark County would have about 33, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,658 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 63 for gyms (upper middle), #442 of 1,792 scored counties.

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