Market rankings · Kansas
Gyms in Kansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gyms, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 889
- 228 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 302
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the gyms on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 889 gyms on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. 228 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Kansas spend about $1.1B a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $911 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Official counts show 302 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kansas in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,888 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 5.8% over the same years. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #22 for gyms, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest (68). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Hutchinson area scores highest (70).
Every market in Kansas for gyms
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wichita, KS | 68 | 143 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #48 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 61 | 692 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #94 of 387 |
| 2Lawrence, KS | 54 | 39 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #151 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 52 | 56 | 7.0 | $1M | +3.9% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Topeka, KS | 51 | 67 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +0.1% | #182 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 40 | 50 | 9.8 | $809K | +1.4% | #290 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 39 | 31 | 6.6 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #291 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hutchinson, KS | 70 | 12 | 4.7 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #51 of 506 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 68 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #62 of 506 |
| 3Garden City, KS | 55 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −2.1% | #196 of 506 |
| 4Dodge City, KS | 49 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #261 of 506 |
| 5Salina, KS | 49 | 17 | 6.8 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #265 of 506 |
| 6Emporia, KS | 48 | 10 | 6.8 | $972K | +0.4% | #279 of 506 |
| 7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 46 | 9 | 6.7 | $1M | −0.4% | #296 of 506 |
| 8Hays, KS | 43 | 10 | 8.2 | $897K | +0.4% | #336 of 506 |
| 9Pittsburg, KS | 38 | 10 | 6.3 | $1M | +0.1% | #379 of 506 |
| 10McPherson, KS | 35 | 13 | 10.7 | $786K | −0.4% | #411 of 506 |
| 11Atchison, KS | 29 | 5 | 8.7 | $802K | −0.9% | #445 of 506 |
| 12Liberal, KS | 24 | 7 | 9.6 | $757K | −3.6% | #471 of 506 |
| 13Great Bend, KS | 21 | 10 | 9.6 | $702K | −2.5% | #478 of 506 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 87 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #23 of 1,792 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 81 | 21 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +3.2% | #61 of 1,792 |
| 3Sedgwick County, KS | 67 | 122 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +2.6% | #298 of 1,792 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 67 | 11 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #303 of 1,792 |
| 5Pottawatomie County, KS | 66 | 9 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #337 of 1,792 |
| 6Reno County, KS | 65 | 12 | 4.7 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #359 of 1,792 |
| 7Wyandotte County, KS | 59 | 35 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #566 of 1,792 |
| 8Johnson County, KS | 59 | 261 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #570 of 1,792 |
| 9Franklin County, KS | 57 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #647 of 1,792 |
| 10Douglas County, KS | 57 | 39 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #655 of 1,792 |
| 11Dickinson County, KS | 54 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #761 of 1,792 |
| 12Finney County, KS | 53 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −2.1% | #803 of 1,792 |
| 13Shawnee County, KS | 51 | 52 | 6.9 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #877 of 1,792 |
| 14Geary County, KS | 50 | 7 | 4.9 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #907 of 1,792 |
| 15Ford County, KS | 44 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #1,123 of 1,792 |
| 16Cowley County, KS | 44 | 9 | 6.7 | $1M | −0.4% | #1,132 of 1,792 |
| 17Lyon County, KS | 44 | 9 | 6.7 | $992K | +0.5% | #1,136 of 1,792 |
| 18Harvey County, KS | 42 | 10 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #1,186 of 1,792 |
| 19Riley County, KS | 42 | 34 | 12.3 | $639K | +0.8% | #1,210 of 1,792 |
| 20Saline County, KS | 41 | 16 | 7.1 | $1.1M | −1.6% | #1,217 of 1,792 |
| 21Ellis County, KS | 41 | 10 | 8.2 | $897K | +0.4% | #1,221 of 1,792 |
| 22Jefferson County, KS | 41 | 8 | 10.8 | $878K | −0.2% | #1,222 of 1,792 |
| 23Crawford County, KS | 35 | 10 | 6.3 | $1M | +0.1% | #1,374 of 1,792 |
| 24McPherson County, KS | 33 | 13 | 10.7 | $786K | −0.4% | #1,427 of 1,792 |
| 25Jackson County, KS | 31 | 6 | 12.0 | $669K | +1.5% | #1,483 of 1,792 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Cherokee County, KS | 30 | 5 | 6.3 | $1M | −1.0% | #1,488 of 1,792 |
| 27Bourbon County, KS | 28 | 5 | 8.6 | $832K | −0.1% | #1,537 of 1,792 |
| 28Atchison County, KS | 24 | 5 | 8.7 | $802K | −0.9% | #1,611 of 1,792 |
| 29Labette County, KS | 21 | 6 | 7.4 | $867K | −2.4% | #1,655 of 1,792 |
| 30Seward County, KS | 19 | 7 | 9.6 | $757K | −3.6% | #1,676 of 1,792 |
| 31Barton County, KS | 16 | 10 | 9.6 | $702K | −2.5% | #1,707 of 1,792 |
| 32Montgomery County, KS | 10 | 13 | 10.1 | $630K | −3.9% | #1,746 of 1,792 |
| Sumner County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.4M | −0.1% | |
| Osage County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $5M | −0.3% | |
| Neosho County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $1.5M | −1.7% | |
| Allen County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $1.7M | −1.8% | |
| Marion County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −1.3% | |
| Nemaha County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | $861K | −2.1% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 12.0 | $613K | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.4 | $1.3M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $742K | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $2.5M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $604K | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $599K | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.2 | $552K | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 12.7 | $653K | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $1M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 12.6 | $527K | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.2 | $933K | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $1M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $915K | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $2M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.1M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 13.6 | $484K | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.0 | $581K | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $884K | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.6 | $696K | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $1.6M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $754K | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $1.3M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $603K | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 6.7 | $1.2M | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $589K | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | $921K | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 23.9 | $292K | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $869K | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $922K | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $803K | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $1.1M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.3 | $770K | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.7 | $798K | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $741K | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 26.4 | $306K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.0 | $682K | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $846K | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 38.1 | $201K | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $517K | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.3 | $512K | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 16.7 | $438K | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 gyms on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many gyms are in Kansas?
As of September 2026, map listings count 889 gyms in Kansas. 228 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 302 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. 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 Kansas spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.1B a year, or $911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 889 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 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Kansas has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Kansas would have about 822, against 889 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,888 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for gyms?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Wichita metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Hutchinson area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 32 scored counties in Kansas, Butler County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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