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Gyms in Leavenworth County, KS

How Leavenworth County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #61 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 32 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
21
7 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$31.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
84,590
+3.2% 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

For gyms, Leavenworth County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #61 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 32 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Leavenworth County comes to about $31.2M a year: $1,035 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 21 gyms on map listings in Leavenworth County as of September 2026. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Leavenworth County in 2023. That is one for every 7,541 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 show Leavenworth County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Leavenworth County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Leavenworth County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLeavenworth CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.07.67.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)7,5413,8883,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,035$911$983
Median household income$89,218$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score8152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
217 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County

Population, 2025 estimate
84,590+3.2% since 2020
Households
30,164
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
463 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$89,218+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,343
Median home value
$282,900
Jobs located here
19,895
Daytime population
67,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Leavenworth County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Butler County, KS8793.6$2.6M+3.1%#23 of 1,792
2Leavenworth County, KS81217.0$1.5M+3.2%#61 of 1,792
3Sedgwick County, KS671225.9$1.4M+2.6%#298 of 1,792
4Miami County, KS67118.0$1.3M+5.9%#303 of 1,792
5Pottawatomie County, KS6699.6$1.1M+6.9%#337 of 1,792
6Reno County, KS65124.7$1.5M−0.6%#359 of 1,792
7Wyandotte County, KS59355.7$1.3M+1.0%#566 of 1,792
8Johnson County, KS5926110.5$1.3M+4.2%#570 of 1,792
9Franklin County, KS5765.8$1.3M+1.1%#647 of 1,792
10Douglas County, KS57397.7$1.2M+1.8%#655 of 1,792

Other business types in Leavenworth County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Leavenworth County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms in Leavenworth County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Leavenworth County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $31.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 30,164 households in Leavenworth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Leavenworth County, KS compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Leavenworth County has 7.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Leavenworth County would have about 24, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,541 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Leavenworth County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Leavenworth County at 84,590 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,164 households. Median household income in Leavenworth County is $89,218, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Leavenworth County scores 81 for gyms (high), #61 of 1,792 scored counties.

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