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Gyms in Newton County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $537 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,954
−1.7% 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 1 gym in Newton County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Newton County spend about $2.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $537 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each gym on map listings. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newton County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym on map listings, Newton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Newton 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 Newton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.18.47.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$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, 2020–2025−1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$537$810$983
Median household income$42,618$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,954−1.7% since 2020
Households
4,841
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$42,618+6.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,759
Median home value
$103,100
Jobs located here
665
Daytime population
8,562Residents 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 Newton 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
Newton County, TXNot scored12.1$2.6M−1.7%

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Newton County, TX?

There is 1 gym on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.6M a year, or $537 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,841 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Newton County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 11,954 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,841 households. The median household income in Newton County is $42,618 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.3% 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. Newton County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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