Fitness and classes · County · Ohio
Gyms in Huron County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Huron County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,348 of 1,792 scored counties
#72 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $975K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,250
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Huron County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,348 of 1,792 scored counties and #72 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Huron County spend about $17.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $747 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $975K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Huron County has 18 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Huron County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Huron County. Population estimates put the population change in Huron County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Huron 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 | Huron County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $975K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,758 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $747 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,878 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
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
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Huron 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 Huron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,250−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,490
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $67,878+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,729
- Median home value
- $166,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,670
- Daytime population
- 52,948Residents 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 |
| 72Huron County, OH | 36 | 18 | 7.7 | $975K | −0.4% | #1,348 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Huron County
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 Huron County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms in Huron County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Huron County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Huron County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.6M a year, or $747 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms on map listings, it comes to $975K 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 23,490 households in Huron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huron County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Huron County has 7.7 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $975K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Huron County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Huron County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Huron County at 58,250 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,490 households. Median household income in Huron County is $67,878, 16% 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. Huron County scores 36 for gyms (lower middle), #1,348 of 1,792 scored counties.
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