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Gyms in Cass County, TX

How Cass County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,401 of 1,792 scored counties
#81 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $545 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,651
+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 Groundwork market score for gyms in Cass County is 34 (lower middle), #1,401 of 1,792 scored counties and #81 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Cass County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $545 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $6.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 18% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Cass County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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.

Gyms in Cass County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.18.47.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$545$810$983
Median household income$53,813$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3441

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
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,651+0.7% since 2020
Households
11,805
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
937 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$53,813+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,924
Median home value
$146,400
Jobs located here
7,350
Daytime population
25,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for gyms, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX85105.8$1.7M+22.6%#35 of 1,792
2Waller County, TX80126.5$1.3M+21.9%#73 of 1,792
3Medina County, TX7584.5$1.6M+11.4%#134 of 1,792
4Fort Bend County, TX712338.0$1.4M+17.4%#212 of 1,792
5Denton County, TX702938.1$1.4M+16.9%#236 of 1,792
6Upshur County, TX6963.9$1.6M+8.2%#244 of 1,792
7Guadalupe County, TX66416.3$1.4M+15.8%#325 of 1,792
8Polk County, TX6594.6$1.3M+5.9%#368 of 1,792
9Liberty County, TX65175.5$1.3M+31.3%#371 of 1,792
10Brazoria County, TX651088.1$1.2M+12.2%#375 of 1,792
81Cass County, TX3465.1$1.1M+0.7%#1,401 of 1,792

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Cass County, TX?

There are 6 gyms on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cass County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $6.4M a year, or $545 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,805 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Cass County has 5.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cass County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Cass County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 28,651 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,805 households. The median household income in Cass County is $53,813 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Cass County scores 34 for gyms (lower middle), #1,401 of 1,792 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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