Fitness and classes · County · Missouri
Gyms in Newton County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Newton County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #126 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 48 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,263
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #126 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 48 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gyms in Newton County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $773 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $17.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Newton County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,376 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $229K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Newton County. Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Newton 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.
| Measure | Newton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 7,376 | 3,599 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $773 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $229K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,263+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 22,129
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $66,301+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,454
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,933
- Daytime population
- 58,625Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for gyms, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Newton County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 90 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #10 of 1,792 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 90 | 12 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +11.4% | #15 of 1,792 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 87 | 25 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +7.1% | #27 of 1,792 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 80 | 51 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #70 of 1,792 |
| 5Callaway County, MO | 77 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +3.2% | #97 of 1,792 |
| 6Newton County, MO | 76 | 12 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +6.1% | #126 of 1,792 |
| 7Stone County, MO | 72 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #181 of 1,792 |
| 8Clay County, MO | 68 | 74 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +4.3% | #275 of 1,792 |
| 9Christian County, MO | 67 | 28 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +8.3% | #305 of 1,792 |
| 10St. Charles County, MO | 64 | 144 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #399 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Newton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Newton County, MO?
There are 12 gyms on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Newton County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.1M a year, or $773 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,129 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Newton County has 5.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Newton County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,376 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Newton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 62,263 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,129 households. The median household income in Newton County is $66,301 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Newton County scores 76 for gyms (high), #126 of 1,792 scored counties.
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