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Gyms in Grayson County, KY
The gyms in Grayson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,650 of 1,792 scored counties
#42 of 49 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $551K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,406
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Grayson County is 22 (low), #1,650 of 1,792 scored counties and #42 of 49 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Grayson County comes to about $5.5M a year: $544 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $551K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 10 gyms on map listings in Grayson County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Grayson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Grayson County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grayson 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.
| Measure | Grayson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $551K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 4,652 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $544 | $643 | $983 |
| Median household income | $50,757 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 40 |
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
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,406+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,129
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 500 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $50,757+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,276
- Median home value
- $164,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,694
- Daytime population
- 23,667Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 76 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #116 of 1,792 |
| 2Boone County, KY | 74 | 34 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #153 of 1,792 |
| 3Scott County, KY | 71 | 14 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #213 of 1,792 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 70 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +6.2% | #231 of 1,792 |
| 5Woodford County, KY | 62 | 7 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #461 of 1,792 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 60 | 5 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #514 of 1,792 |
| 7Pike County, KY | 57 | 6 | 2.5 | $1.9M | −6.4% | #634 of 1,792 |
| 8Bullitt County, KY | 56 | 23 | 7.2 | $1M | +5.0% | #706 of 1,792 |
| 9Kenton County, KY | 54 | 45 | 6.7 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #763 of 1,792 |
| 10Nelson County, KY | 54 | 13 | 6.8 | $955K | +4.8% | #775 of 1,792 |
| 42Grayson County, KY | 22 | 10 | 9.9 | $551K | +3.6% | #1,650 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Grayson 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Grayson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms in Grayson County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Grayson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Grayson County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.5M a year, or $544 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $551K 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 10,129 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Grayson County has 9.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $551K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Grayson County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Grayson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 27,406 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,129 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $50,757, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Grayson County scores 22 for gyms (low), #1,650 of 1,792 scored counties.
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