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Gyms in Carroll County, OH

The gyms in Carroll County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #789 of 1,792 scored counties
#41 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $755 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,475
−1.1% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Carroll County comes to about $8.5M a year: $755 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $1.4M per gym, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Carroll County has 6 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #789 of 1,792 scored counties and #41 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Carroll 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.

Gyms in Carroll County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.47.07.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,7583,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$755$884$983
Median household income$64,835$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5351

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,475−1.1% since 2020
Households
11,206
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$64,835+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,912
Median home value
$183,100
Jobs located here
6,033
Daytime population
20,770Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH87545.9$2.3M+5.7%#24 of 1,792
2Clermont County, OH83465.4$1.9M+3.9%#47 of 1,792
3Greene County, OH79456.6$1.6M+3.7%#81 of 1,792
4Portage County, OH78314.8$1.9M+1.0%#88 of 1,792
5Morrow County, OH7775.2$1.6M+3.7%#103 of 1,792
6Licking County, OH77517.4$1.4M+3.8%#112 of 1,792
7Fairfield County, OH76416.8$1.5M+6.5%#124 of 1,792
8Union County, OH76229.1$1.4M+16.5%#127 of 1,792
9Lorain County, OH75755.9$1.6M+3.1%#135 of 1,792
10Holmes County, OH7286.0$1.6M+1.7%#184 of 1,792
41Carroll County, OH5365.4$1.4M−1.1%#789 of 1,792

Other business types in Carroll County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Carroll County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Carroll County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carroll County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.5M a year, or $755 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,206 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Carroll County has 5.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Carroll County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Carroll County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 26,475 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,206 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $64,835, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Carroll County scores 53 for gyms (upper middle), #789 of 1,792 scored counties.

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 Carroll County

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