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Gyms in Warren County, KY

The gyms in Warren County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,165 of 1,792 scored counties
#20 of 49 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
38
7 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
20
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$36M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $647 a household
Spending per listing
$947K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
149,375
+10.6% 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

At $647 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $36M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $947K per gym, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Warren County has 38 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,782 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. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $920K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Warren County is 43 (lower middle), #1,165 of 1,792 scored counties and #20 of 49 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Warren 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 Warren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.47.6
Spending per listing$947K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,7824,6523,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$647$643$983
Median household income$65,794$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 20All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
209
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
387 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$920K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
149,375+10.6% since 2020
Households
55,643
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,648
Median home value
$258,000
Jobs located here
68,446
Daytime population
150,532Residents 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 Warren 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
20Warren County, KY43386.8$947K+10.6%#1,165 of 1,792

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Warren County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gyms in Warren County. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 20 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 Warren County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $36M a year, or $647 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms on map listings, it comes to $947K 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 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 6.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $947K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Warren County would have about 28, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,782 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 43 for gyms (lower middle), #1,165 of 1,792 scored counties.

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