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Gyms in Steuben County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #227 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 63 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $831 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,799
+1.0% 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

Households in Steuben County spend about $11.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $831 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Steuben County has 7 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Steuben County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,686 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Steuben County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Steuben County is 70 (upper middle), #227 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 63 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Steuben 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 Steuben County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSteuben CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.06.37.6
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,6863,6753,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$831$864$983
Median household income$74,911$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$236K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 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 Steuben 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 Steuben County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,799+1.0% since 2020
Households
14,058
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,356
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
15,877
Daytime population
34,843Residents 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 Steuben 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
11Steuben County, IN7075.0$1.7M+1.0%#227 of 1,792

Other business types in Steuben County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Steuben County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Steuben County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 Steuben County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11.7M a year, or $831 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Steuben County has 5.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Steuben County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,686 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County scores 70 for gyms (upper middle), #227 of 1,792 scored counties.

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