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Gyms in Ottawa County, OH
The gyms in Ottawa County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #818 of 1,792 scored counties
#44 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,481
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ottawa County spend about $16.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $894 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 16 gyms on map listings in Ottawa County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ottawa County in 2023. That is one for every 6,168 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $615K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ottawa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ottawa County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ottawa County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #818 of 1,792 scored counties and #44 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,168 | 3,758 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $894 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,101 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $230K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $615K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,481−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,504
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $76,101+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,812
- Median home value
- $219,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,612
- Daytime population
- 34,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for gyms, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ottawa County marked.
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 |
| 44Ottawa County, OH | 53 | 16 | 8.6 | $1M | −2.0% | #818 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms in Ottawa County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 Ottawa County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.5M a year, or $894 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 18,504 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Ottawa County has 8.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,168 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 39,481 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,504 households. Median household income in Ottawa County is $76,101, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Ottawa County scores 53 for gyms (upper middle), #818 of 1,792 scored counties.
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