Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms in the Wilmington, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Wilmington, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #280 of 506 scored small-town markets
#21 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $906K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,301
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Wilmington area spend about $13.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $811 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $906K per gym, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 15 gyms on map listings in the Wilmington area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in the Wilmington area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Wilmington area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Wilmington area is 48 (lower middle), #280 of 506 scored small-town markets and #21 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Wilmington area 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 | Wilmington area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $906K | $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 | +0.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $811 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,407 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 152 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 the Wilmington area, 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 the Wilmington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,301+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,761
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $70,407+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,775
- Median home value
- $211,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,070
- Daytime population
- 42,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Findlay, OH | 67 | 19 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #69 of 506 |
| 2New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 64 | 17 | 4.4 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #97 of 506 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 64 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #102 of 506 |
| 4Greenville, OH | 63 | 12 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #114 of 506 |
| 5Chillicothe, OH | 63 | 17 | 5.7 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #115 of 506 |
| 6Athens, OH | 61 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +1.3% | #135 of 506 |
| 7Zanesville, OH | 61 | 20 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +0.7% | #137 of 506 |
| 8Bucyrus, OH | 59 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.4M | −0.3% | #155 of 506 |
| 9Coshocton, OH | 59 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #158 of 506 |
| 10Van Wert, OH | 58 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #167 of 506 |
| 21Wilmington, OH | 48 | 15 | 8.9 | $906K | +0.6% | #280 of 506 |
Other business types in the Wilmington area
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 the Wilmington, OH area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 gyms in the Wilmington area. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in the Wilmington area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Wilmington, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.6M a year, or $811 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms on map listings, it comes to $906K 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 16,761 households in the Wilmington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wilmington, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Wilmington area has 8.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $906K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Wilmington area would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is the Wilmington, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Wilmington area at 42,301 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,761 households. Median household income in the Wilmington area is $70,407, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Wilmington area scores 48 for gyms (lower middle), #280 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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