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Gyms in Freestone County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Freestone County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,198 of 1,792 scored counties
#66 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $634 a household
Spending per listing
$898K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,811
+7.1% 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

At $634 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Freestone County spend about $4.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $898K per gym, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Freestone County has 5 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Freestone County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Freestone County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Freestone County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,198 of 1,792 scored counties and #66 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFreestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.18.47.6
Spending per listing$898K$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+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$634$810$983
Median household income$59,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4241

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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,811+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,090
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,960+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,521
Median home value
$168,000
Jobs located here
4,661
Daytime population
16,084Residents 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 Freestone 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
66Freestone County, TX4257.1$898K+7.1%#1,198 of 1,792

Other business types in Freestone County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Freestone County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gyms in Freestone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Freestone County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $634 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $898K 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 7,090 households in Freestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freestone County has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $898K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Freestone County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Freestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Freestone County at 20,811 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,090 households. Median household income in Freestone County is $59,960, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Freestone County scores 42 for gyms (lower middle), #1,198 of 1,792 scored counties.

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