Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Texas
Gyms in the Lufkin, TX area
The gyms in the Lufkin, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #255 of 506 scored small-town markets
#9 of 37 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $952K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,154
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 gyms in the Lufkin area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in the Lufkin area spend about $19M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $590 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 gyms, that is $952K per gym, 27% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lufkin area in 2023. That is one for every 5,379 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $332K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lufkin area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lufkin area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, the Lufkin area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #255 of 506 scored small-town markets and #9 of 37 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Lufkin area 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 | Lufkin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $952K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,379 | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $590 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,960 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $934K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $332K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lufkin area, 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 the Lufkin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,154+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,271
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $60,960+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,044
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 36,671
- Daytime population
- 87,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Palestine, TX | 70 | 7 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #53 of 506 |
| 2Fredericksburg, TX | 69 | 9 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #56 of 506 |
| 3Bay City, TX | 64 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #98 of 506 |
| 4Mineral Wells, TX | 64 | 6 | 5.3 | $1.2M | +8.2% | #105 of 506 |
| 5Kerrville, TX | 63 | 14 | 6.2 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #118 of 506 |
| 6Brenham, TX | 61 | 12 | 7.8 | $963K | +7.0% | #141 of 506 |
| 7Granbury, TX | 60 | 19 | 7.4 | $1.1M | +13.6% | #150 of 506 |
| 8Corsicana, TX | 52 | 13 | 6.8 | $903K | +8.2% | #238 of 506 |
| 9Lufkin, TX | 50 | 20 | 6.2 | $952K | +1.9% | #255 of 506 |
| 10Bonham, TX | 50 | 11 | 8.6 | $833K | +9.2% | #256 of 506 |
Other business types in the Lufkin area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Lufkin, TX area?
There are 20 gyms on map listings in the Lufkin area as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 the Lufkin, TX area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $19M a year, or $590 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gyms on map listings, it comes to $952K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,271 households in the Lufkin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lufkin, TX area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Lufkin area has 6.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $952K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Lufkin area would have about 15, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,379 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lufkin, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Lufkin area at 88,154 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,271 households. The median household income in the Lufkin area is $60,960 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lufkin area scores 50 for gyms (upper middle), #255 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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