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Gyms in Meigs County, OH

How Meigs County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $550 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,587
−2.6% 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

Households in Meigs County spend about $5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $550 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per gym, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 4 gyms on map listings in Meigs County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

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

Population estimates show Meigs County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gyms on map listings, Meigs County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMeigs CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.47.07.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$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, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$550$884$983
Median household income$46,873$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,102
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$46,873+4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,476
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
3,729
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Meigs 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
Meigs County, OHNot scored44.4$1.3M−2.6%

Other business types in Meigs County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Meigs County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms in Meigs County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Meigs County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5M a year, or $550 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 9,102 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meigs County has 4.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Meigs County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Meigs County at 21,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,102 households. Median household income in Meigs County is $46,873, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.4%, 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. Meigs County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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