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Gyms in Carroll County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $588 a household
Spending per listing
$614K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,141
+2.9% 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 Carroll County spend about $2.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $588 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $614K per gym, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 4 gyms on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carroll County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Carroll County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.66.47.6
Spending per listing$614K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,6523,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$588$643$983
Median household income$56,466$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,141+2.9% since 2020
Households
4,178
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
129 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$56,466+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,454
Median home value
$140,900
Jobs located here
7,370
Daytime population
13,873Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY76104.3$2.7M+4.9%#116 of 1,792
2Boone County, KY74346.7$1.4M+6.5%#153 of 1,792
3Scott County, KY71146.2$1.3M+8.2%#213 of 1,792
4Shelby County, KY7094.9$1.6M+6.2%#231 of 1,792
5Woodford County, KY6276.5$1.2M+3.7%#461 of 1,792
6Meade County, KY6054.5$1.6M+2.2%#514 of 1,792
7Pike County, KY5762.5$1.9M−6.4%#634 of 1,792
8Bullitt County, KY56237.2$1M+5.0%#706 of 1,792
9Kenton County, KY54456.7$1.2M+3.9%#763 of 1,792
10Nelson County, KY54136.8$955K+4.8%#775 of 1,792
Carroll County, KYNot scored49.6$614K+2.9%

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Carroll County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms in Carroll County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carroll County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.5M a year, or $588 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $614K 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 4,178 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Carroll County has 9.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $614K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Carroll County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Carroll County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 11,141 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,178 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $56,466, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Carroll County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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