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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Oklahoma

Gyms in the Weatherford, OK area

The gyms in the Weatherford, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #490 of 506 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
17
2 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
8
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $594 a household
Spending per listing
$531K
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,059
−0.7% 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

The Weatherford area scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #490 of 506 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 gyms in the Weatherford area. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $594 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in the Weatherford area spend about $9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $531K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Weatherford area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,897 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $216K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Weatherford area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Weatherford area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Weatherford area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Weatherford, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWeatherford areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.28.27.6
Spending per listing$531K$792K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,8973,8113,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.8%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$594$649$983
Median household income$60,977$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$468K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$216K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Weatherford 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 Weatherford area

Population, 2025 estimate
39,059−0.7% since 2020
Households
15,175
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,992 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$60,977
Average household income
$81,638
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
13,926
Daytime population
39,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for gyms, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Weatherford area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ponca City, OK4684.8$1.2M−0.3%#294 of 506
2Bartlesville, OK44136.2$1M+2.7%#321 of 506
3Durant, OK42126.5$842K+10.9%#347 of 506
4Stillwater, OK41226.7$822K+2.8%#352 of 506
5Ardmore, OK37189.5$635K+1.8%#398 of 506
6Duncan, OK36158.5$705K+3.4%#405 of 506
7Shawnee, OK33217.8$729K+3.5%#426 of 506
8Tahlequah, OK33147.5$714K+4.5%#427 of 506
9Muskogee, OK31145.4$919K+0.7%#433 of 506
10Woodward, OK2956.3$943K−2.8%#442 of 506
15Weatherford, OK141711.2$531K−0.7%#490 of 506

Other business types in the Weatherford area

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

Questions

How many gyms are in the Weatherford, OK area?

There are 17 gyms on map listings in the Weatherford area as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

How much do households in the Weatherford, OK area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9M a year, or $594 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gyms on map listings, it comes to $531K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,175 households in the Weatherford area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Weatherford, OK area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Weatherford area has 11.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $531K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Weatherford area would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,897 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Weatherford, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Weatherford area at 39,059 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,175 households. The median household income in the Weatherford area is $60,977 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Weatherford area scores 14 for gyms (low), #490 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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