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Gyms in Clay County, IN

The gyms in Clay County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $817 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,410
−0.1% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Clay County spend about $8.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $817 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Clay County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Clay County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gyms on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay 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 Clay County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.86.37.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$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, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$817$864$983
Median household income$70,010$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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,410−0.1% since 2020
Households
10,549
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$70,010+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,024
Median home value
$153,000
Jobs located here
7,738
Daytime population
24,011Residents 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 Clay 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
Clay County, INNot scored43.8$2.2M−0.1%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Clay County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms in Clay County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.6M a year, or $817 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,549 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 3.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.2M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Clay County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,549 households. Median household income in Clay County is $70,010, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Clay County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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