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Gyms in Parker County, TX

How Parker County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #780 of 1,792 scored counties
#43 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
70
13 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
17
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$56.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,008 a household
Spending per listing
$813K
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
184,767
+23.5% 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

Households in Parker County spend about $56.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,008 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $813K per gym, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Parker County has 70 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Parker County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,320 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Parker County.

Population estimates show Parker County grew 23.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Parker County is 54 (upper middle), #780 of 1,792 scored counties and #43 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Parker 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 Parker County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureParker CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.48.47.6
Spending per listing$813K$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,3203,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+23.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,008$810$983
Median household income$104,443$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 17All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Parker 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 Parker County

Population, 2025 estimate
184,767+23.5% since 2020
Households
56,437
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
183
Median household income
$104,443+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,405
Median home value
$375,900
Jobs located here
41,751
Daytime population
133,150Residents 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 Parker 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
43Parker County, TX547012.4$813K+23.5%#780 of 1,792

Other business types in Parker County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Parker County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 gyms in Parker County. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

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

About $56.9M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 gyms on map listings, it comes to $813K 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 56,437 households in Parker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Parker County has 12.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $813K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Parker County would have about 44, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,320 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Parker County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Parker County at 184,767 people in 2025, up 23.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,437 households. Median household income in Parker County is $104,443, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Parker County scores 54 for gyms (upper middle), #780 of 1,792 scored counties.

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