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Gyms in Morgan County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Morgan County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $636 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,626
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym in Morgan County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Morgan County comes to about $3.6M a year: $636 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Morgan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym on map listings, Morgan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.87.07.6
Spending per listing$3.6M$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, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$636$884$983
Median household income$59,351$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,626−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,713
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$59,351+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,286
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
2,895
Daytime population
11,576Residents 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 Morgan 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
Morgan County, OHNot scored11.8$3.6M−0.9%

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Morgan County, OH?

Morgan County has 1 gym on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $636 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,713 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Morgan County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 13,626 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,713 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $59,351 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. 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. Morgan County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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