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Gyms in Ashtabula County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Ashtabula County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #717 of 1,792 scored counties
#34 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 19
- 7 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,713
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 gyms in Ashtabula County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ashtabula County comes to about $26.3M a year: $671 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 gyms, that is $1.4M per gym, 6% 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 Ashtabula County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,906 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 $40K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ashtabula County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ashtabula County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in Ashtabula County is 55 (upper middle), #717 of 1,792 scored counties and #34 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ashtabula County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Ashtabula County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,906 | 3,758 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $671 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,728 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 375
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,713−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 39,245
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,486
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,465
- Daytime population
- 87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, OH | 87 | 54 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +5.7% | #24 of 1,792 |
| 2Clermont County, OH | 83 | 46 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #47 of 1,792 |
| 3Greene County, OH | 79 | 45 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #81 of 1,792 |
| 4Portage County, OH | 78 | 31 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +1.0% | #88 of 1,792 |
| 5Morrow County, OH | 77 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #103 of 1,792 |
| 6Licking County, OH | 77 | 51 | 7.4 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #112 of 1,792 |
| 7Fairfield County, OH | 76 | 41 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #124 of 1,792 |
| 8Union County, OH | 76 | 22 | 9.1 | $1.4M | +16.5% | #127 of 1,792 |
| 9Lorain County, OH | 75 | 75 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #135 of 1,792 |
| 10Holmes County, OH | 72 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #184 of 1,792 |
| 34Ashtabula County, OH | 55 | 19 | 4.8 | $1.4M | −0.8% | #717 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County, OH?
Ashtabula County has 19 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 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 Ashtabula County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.3M a year, or $671 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 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 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Ashtabula County has 4.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 20, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,906 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #717 of 1,792 scored counties.
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