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Gyms in Kerr County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #660 of 1,792 scored counties
#34 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $691 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,037
+2.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gyms in Kerr County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Kerr County comes to about $15.6M a year: $691 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 14% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Kerr County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 5,654 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kerr County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Kerr County is 57 (upper middle), #660 of 1,792 scored counties and #34 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Kerr 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 Kerr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKerr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.28.47.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,6543,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$691$810$983
Median household income$69,395$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$431K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Kerr 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 Kerr County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,037+2.5% since 2020
Households
22,615
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,578
Median home value
$321,200
Jobs located here
18,958
Daytime population
49,388Residents 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 Kerr 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
34Kerr County, TX57146.2$1.1M+2.5%#660 of 1,792

Other business types in Kerr County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Kerr County, TX?

There are 14 gyms on map listings in Kerr County as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

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

About $15.6M a year, or $691 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kerr County has 6.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Kerr County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,654 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 57 for gyms (upper middle), #660 of 1,792 scored counties.

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