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Gyms in Jones County, TX

The gyms in Jones County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $570 a household
Spending per listing
$843K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,861
+6.1% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Jones County comes to about $3.4M a year: $570 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $843K per gym, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Jones County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Jones County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, Jones County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jones 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 Jones County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureJones CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.88.47.6
Spending per listing$843K$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+6.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$570$810$983
Median household income$59,464$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
40 chain locations
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 Jones 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 Jones County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,861+6.1% since 2020
Households
5,915
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
929 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$59,464+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,714
Median home value
$96,500
Jobs located here
2,897
Daytime population
15,513Residents 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 Jones 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
Jones County, TXNot scored46.8$843K+6.1%

Other business types in Jones County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Jones County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms in Jones County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Jones County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $570 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $843K 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 5,915 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jones County has 6.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $843K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Jones County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Jones County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Jones County at 20,861 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,915 households. Median household income in Jones County is $59,464, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Jones County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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