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Gyms in Harris County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Harris County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #856 of 1,792 scored counties
#47 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,398
- 375 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 523
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,398 gyms in Harris County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Harris County comes to about $1.4B a year: $802 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 23% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 523 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,360 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, 83 SBA-backed loans worth $43.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Harris County.
Population estimates show Harris County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harris County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #856 of 1,792 scored counties and #47 of 126 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,360 | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $802 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 500 → 523All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,409
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $173.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,398375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,083The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 83
- Amount
- $43.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents 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 |
| 47Harris County, TX | 52 | 1,398 | 8.0 | $1M | +6.6% | #856 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Harris County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Harris County, TX?
Harris County has 1,398 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 375 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 523 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 4.6% 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 Harris County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.4B a year, or $802 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,398 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Harris County has 8.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Harris County would have about 1,083, against 1,398 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,360 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #856 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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