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Gyms in Bell County, TX
The gyms in Bell County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,179 of 1,792 scored counties
#65 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 117
- 28 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $640 a household
- Spending per listing
- $778K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 117 gyms in Bell County. 28 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $640 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Bell County spend about $91.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 117 gyms, that is $778K per gym, 40% 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 Bell County was 36 in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,953 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 $300K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bell County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bell County grew 8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bell County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,179 of 1,792 scored counties and #65 of 126 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $778K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,953 | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $640 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 36All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 539
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11728 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 85 | 10 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +22.6% | #35 of 1,792 |
| 2Waller County, TX | 80 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.3M | +21.9% | #73 of 1,792 |
| 3Medina County, TX | 75 | 8 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +11.4% | #134 of 1,792 |
| 4Fort Bend County, TX | 71 | 233 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +17.4% | #212 of 1,792 |
| 5Denton County, TX | 70 | 293 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +16.9% | #236 of 1,792 |
| 6Upshur County, TX | 69 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.6M | +8.2% | #244 of 1,792 |
| 7Guadalupe County, TX | 66 | 41 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +15.8% | #325 of 1,792 |
| 8Polk County, TX | 65 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #368 of 1,792 |
| 9Liberty County, TX | 65 | 17 | 5.5 | $1.3M | +31.3% | #371 of 1,792 |
| 10Brazoria County, TX | 65 | 108 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +12.2% | #375 of 1,792 |
| 65Bell County, TX | 43 | 117 | 8.2 | $778K | +8.0% | #1,179 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Bell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Bell County, TX?
There are 117 gyms on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 28 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $91.1M a year, or $640 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 gyms on map listings, it comes to $778K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Bell County has 8.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $778K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Bell County would have about 70, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,953 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 43 for gyms (lower middle), #1,179 of 1,792 scored counties.
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