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Gyms in Black Hawk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Black Hawk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #730 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 48 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 36
- 12 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $43.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $799 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Black Hawk County spend about $43.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Black Hawk County has 36 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 33%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Black Hawk County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,197 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Black Hawk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Black Hawk County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Black Hawk County is 55 (upper middle), #730 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 48 scored counties in Iowa.
How Black Hawk County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,197 | 3,306 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $799 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 319
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for gyms, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 78 | 15 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +9.0% | #93 of 1,792 |
| 2Dallas County, IA | 70 | 34 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +17.8% | #230 of 1,792 |
| 3Pottawattamie County, IA | 69 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −0.7% | #238 of 1,792 |
| 4Marshall County, IA | 65 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −0.5% | #341 of 1,792 |
| 5Madison County, IA | 63 | 6 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #439 of 1,792 |
| 6Jasper County, IA | 61 | 10 | 6.7 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #500 of 1,792 |
| 7Plymouth County, IA | 57 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #646 of 1,792 |
| 8Washington County, IA | 57 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #652 of 1,792 |
| 9Cedar County, IA | 56 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #685 of 1,792 |
| 10Jackson County, IA | 55 | 5 | 6.1 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #719 of 1,792 |
| 11Black Hawk County, IA | 55 | 36 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #730 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Black Hawk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Black Hawk County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gyms in Black Hawk County. 12 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 13 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 Black Hawk County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $43.6M a year, or $799 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Black Hawk County has 6.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 34, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,197 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #730 of 1,792 scored counties.
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