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Gyms in Crawford County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #543 of 1,792 scored counties
#23 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
5
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $660 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,896
−0.3% 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 Crawford County comes to about $11.9M a year: $660 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Crawford County has 5 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,612 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

Population estimates show Crawford County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Crawford County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #543 of 1,792 scored counties and #23 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Crawford 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 Crawford County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.87.07.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,6123,7583,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$660$884$983
Median household income$58,044$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5951

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,896−0.3% since 2020
Households
18,059
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,457
Median home value
$136,700
Jobs located here
12,804
Daytime population
35,076Residents 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 Crawford 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
23Crawford County, OH5952.8$2.4M−0.3%#543 of 1,792

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Crawford County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gyms in Crawford County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

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

About $11.9M a year, or $660 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 18,059 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crawford County has 2.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.4M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Crawford County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,612 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Crawford County scores 59 for gyms (upper middle), #543 of 1,792 scored counties.

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