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Gyms in Warren County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Warren County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #24 of 1,792 scored counties
#1 of 77 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 54
- 18 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −37.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $122.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,328 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,181
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #24 of 1,792 scored counties and #1 of 77 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Warren County comes to about $122.2M a year: $1,328 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 gyms, that is $2.3M per gym, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Warren County has 54 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren County in 2023, down 37.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,603 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $293K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren County. Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,603 | 3,758 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −37.5% | +8.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,328 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $110,132 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 20All fitness and recreational sports centers · −37.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 690
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,181+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 92,052
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $110,132+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,201
- Median home value
- $349,400
- Jobs located here
- 104,407
- Daytime population
- 237,685Residents 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 |
Other business types in Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Warren County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 gyms in Warren County. 18 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 37.5% from 2019. 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 Warren County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $122.2M a year, or $1,328 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 92,052 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, OH compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Warren County has 5.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.3M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Warren County would have about 94, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,603 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 257,181 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,052 households. Median household income in Warren County is $110,132, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Warren County scores 87 for gyms (high), #24 of 1,792 scored counties.
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