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Gyms in Huntington County, IN
The gyms in Huntington County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #825 of 1,792 scored counties
#43 of 63 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,224
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $744 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Huntington County spend about $11.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.6M per gym, 26% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Huntington County has 7 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Huntington County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,200 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
Population estimates put the population change in Huntington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Huntington County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #825 of 1,792 scored counties and #43 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.
How Huntington 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.
| Measure | Huntington County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,200 | 3,675 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $744 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Huntington 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 Huntington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,224+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,403
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 383 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $66,301+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,629
- Median home value
- $161,600
- Jobs located here
- 13,407
- Daytime population
- 32,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 92 | 19 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +13.5% | #6 of 1,792 |
| 2Dearborn County, IN | 81 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +1.7% | #52 of 1,792 |
| 3Putnam County, IN | 79 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #75 of 1,792 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 76 | 19 | 6.6 | $2.1M | +13.5% | #117 of 1,792 |
| 5Franklin County, IN | 76 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #121 of 1,792 |
| 6Johnson County, IN | 76 | 48 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +7.4% | #128 of 1,792 |
| 7Warrick County, IN | 73 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #157 of 1,792 |
| 8Morgan County, IN | 72 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +4.4% | #185 of 1,792 |
| 9Hendricks County, IN | 71 | 49 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +10.2% | #206 of 1,792 |
| 10Madison County, IN | 71 | 25 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +3.8% | #207 of 1,792 |
| 43Huntington County, IN | 52 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #825 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Huntington 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Huntington County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Huntington County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Huntington County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.5M a year, or $744 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 15,403 households in Huntington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huntington County, IN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Huntington County has 4.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.6M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Huntington County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,200 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Huntington County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Huntington County at 37,224 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,403 households. Median household income in Huntington County is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Huntington County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #825 of 1,792 scored counties.
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