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Gyms in Preble County, OH
The gyms in Preble County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #865 of 1,792 scored counties
#45 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms in Preble County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $740 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Preble County spend about $12.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.4M per gym, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. 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 Preble County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Preble County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Preble County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #865 of 1,792 scored counties and #45 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $740 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 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
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents 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 |
| 45Preble County, OH | 51 | 9 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −0.8% | #865 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?
There are 9 gyms on map listings in Preble County as of September 2026. 2 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 Preble County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.4M a year, or $740 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Preble County has 5.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Preble County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 51 for gyms (upper middle), #865 of 1,792 scored counties.
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