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Gyms in Blanco County, TX
The gyms in Blanco County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,152 of 1,792 scored counties
#64 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,581
- +18.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Blanco County spend about $4.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $841 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $543K per gym, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 8 gyms on map listings in Blanco County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Blanco County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Blanco County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blanco County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,152 of 1,792 scored counties and #64 of 126 scored counties in Texas.
How Blanco 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 | Blanco County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $841 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $92,425 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 41 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Blanco 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 Blanco County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,581+18.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,166
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $92,425+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,354
- Median home value
- $483,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,768
- Daytime population
- 11,180Residents 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 |
| 64Blanco County, TX | 44 | 8 | 15.5 | $543K | +18.6% | #1,152 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Blanco 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 Blanco County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms in Blanco County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Blanco County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Blanco County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.3M a year, or $841 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $543K 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 5,166 households in Blanco County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blanco County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Blanco County has 15.5 gyms per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $543K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Blanco County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Blanco County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Blanco County at 13,581 people in 2025, up 18.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,166 households. Median household income in Blanco County is $92,425, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.2%, 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. Blanco County scores 44 for gyms (lower middle), #1,152 of 1,792 scored counties.
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