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Gyms in St. Francois County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in St. Francois County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #515 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 48 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $672 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,809
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gyms in St. Francois County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in St. Francois County comes to about $16.7M a year: $672 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per gym, 17% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Francois County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $142K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Francois County.
Population estimates show St. Francois County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Francois County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #515 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 48 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Francois 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 | St. Francois County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,599 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $672 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,477 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
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
- 113 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
- $142K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Francois 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 St. Francois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,809+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,816
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,477+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,389
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,334
- Daytime population
- 62,711Residents 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 St. Francois 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 |
| 14St. Francois County, MO | 60 | 11 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #515 of 1,792 |
Other business types in St. Francois 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 St. Francois County, MO?
St. Francois County has 11 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Francois County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Francois County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.7M a year, or $672 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,816 households in St. Francois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Francois County, MO compare with the U.S. for gyms?
St. Francois County has 4.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, St. Francois County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is St. Francois County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Francois County at 67,809 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,816 households. The median household income in St. Francois County is $57,477 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. St. Francois County scores 60 for gyms (upper middle), #515 of 1,792 scored counties.
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