Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms in the Chillicothe, OH area
The gyms in the Chillicothe, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #115 of 506 scored small-town markets
#5 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $714 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,429
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gyms in the Chillicothe area. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Chillicothe area comes to about $21.3M a year: $714 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per gym, 4% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Chillicothe area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 7,452 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $454K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Chillicothe area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Chillicothe area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Chillicothe area is 63 (upper middle), #115 of 506 scored small-town markets and #5 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Chillicothe area 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 | Chillicothe area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 7,452 | 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 | $714 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,303 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $454K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Chillicothe area, 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 the Chillicothe area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,429−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 29,808
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,649
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,675
- Daytime population
- 75,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Findlay, OH | 67 | 19 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #69 of 506 |
| 2New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 64 | 17 | 4.4 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #97 of 506 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 64 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #102 of 506 |
| 4Greenville, OH | 63 | 12 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #114 of 506 |
| 5Chillicothe, OH | 63 | 17 | 5.7 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #115 of 506 |
| 6Athens, OH | 61 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +1.3% | #135 of 506 |
| 7Zanesville, OH | 61 | 20 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +0.7% | #137 of 506 |
| 8Bucyrus, OH | 59 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.4M | −0.3% | #155 of 506 |
| 9Coshocton, OH | 59 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #158 of 506 |
| 10Van Wert, OH | 58 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #167 of 506 |
Other business types in the Chillicothe area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Chillicothe, OH area?
The Chillicothe area has 17 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 the Chillicothe, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.3M a year, or $714 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,808 households in the Chillicothe area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chillicothe, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Chillicothe area has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Chillicothe area would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,452 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Chillicothe, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Chillicothe area at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. The median household income in the Chillicothe area is $61,303 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Chillicothe area scores 63 for gyms (upper middle), #115 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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