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Gyms in Carter County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $547 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
5,418
+4.2% 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

There are no gyms on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Carter County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

At $547 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $1.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carter County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Carter County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.07.07.6
Spending per listingn/a$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,5993,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$547$869$983
Median household income$50,000$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,418+4.2% since 2020
Households
2,038
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$50,000
Average household income
$63,722
Median home value
$159,400
Jobs located here
1,403
Daytime population
4,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO9053.6$2.6M+9.2%#10 of 1,792
2Lincoln County, MO90125.3$1.8M+11.4%#15 of 1,792
3Cass County, MO87255.8$1.7M+7.1%#27 of 1,792
4Jefferson County, MO80515.8$1.6M+2.7%#70 of 1,792
5Callaway County, MO7763.6$2.2M+3.2%#97 of 1,792
6Newton County, MO76125.4$1.4M+6.1%#126 of 1,792
7Stone County, MO7264.4$1.7M+4.1%#181 of 1,792
8Clay County, MO68747.2$1.4M+4.3%#275 of 1,792
9Christian County, MO67288.0$1.2M+8.3%#305 of 1,792
10St. Charles County, MO641448.9$1.4M+4.9%#399 of 1,792
Carter County, MONot scored00.0n/a+4.2%

Other business types in Carter County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gyms are in Carter County, MO?

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

How much do households in Carter County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $1.1M a year, or $547 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,038 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carter County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Carter County has no gyms on map listings. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Carter County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Carter County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 5,418 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,038 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Carter County

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