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Gyms in Edmonson County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $479 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,749
+5.0% 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 Edmonson County spend about $2.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $479 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Edmonson County has 1 gym on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Edmonson County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym on map listings, Edmonson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEdmonson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.06.47.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$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+5.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$479$643$983
Median household income$54,937$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
10 chain locations
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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,749+5.0% since 2020
Households
5,099
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
303 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$54,937+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,968
Median home value
$160,300
Jobs located here
1,844
Daytime population
9,212Residents 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 Edmonson 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
Edmonson County, KYNot scored12.0$2.4M+5.0%

Other business types in Edmonson County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Edmonson County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 gym in Edmonson County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Edmonson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.4M a year, or $479 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 5,099 households in Edmonson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Edmonson County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Edmonson County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Edmonson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Edmonson County at 12,749 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,099 households. Median household income in Edmonson County is $54,937, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Edmonson County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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