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Gyms in Phelps County, MO
How Phelps County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,385 of 1,792 scored counties
#41 of 48 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $938K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,247
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Phelps County is 35 (lower middle), #1,385 of 1,792 scored counties and #41 of 48 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gyms in Phelps County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Phelps County spend about $12.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $704 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $938K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 28% below 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 Phelps County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,888 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 $423K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Phelps County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Phelps 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 | Phelps County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $938K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,888 | 3,599 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $704 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,396 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $423K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Phelps 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 Phelps County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,247+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,329
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,261
- Median home value
- $206,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,214
- Daytime population
- 46,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 41Phelps County, MO | 35 | 13 | 7.5 | $938K | +1.6% | #1,385 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Phelps 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 Phelps County, MO?
Phelps County has 13 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Phelps County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.2M a year, or $704 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms on map listings, it comes to $938K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phelps County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Phelps County has 7.5 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $938K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Phelps County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,888 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Phelps County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,385 of 1,792 scored counties.
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