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Gyms in Rockwall County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #578 of 1,792 scored counties
#23 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
42
15 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
24
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,191 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
140,738
+28.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 gyms in Rockwall County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Rockwall County comes to about $49.1M a year: $1,191 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per gym, 10% 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 24 businesses with payroll in Rockwall County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,718 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, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Rockwall County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rockwall County grew 28.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Rockwall County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #578 of 1,792 scored counties and #23 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Rockwall 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 Rockwall County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRockwall CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.28.47.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,7183,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+28.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,191$810$983
Median household income$127,981$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 24All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
279
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4215 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
140,738+28.9% since 2020
Households
41,237
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
127 sq. mi.
People per square mile
972
Median household income
$127,981+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$162,868
Median home value
$415,500
Jobs located here
39,609
Daytime population
101,261Residents 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 Rockwall 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
23Rockwall County, TX594210.2$1.2M+28.9%#578 of 1,792

Other business types in Rockwall County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Rockwall County, TX?

Rockwall County has 42 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

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

About $49.1M a year, or $1,191 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,237 households in Rockwall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockwall County has 10.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Rockwall County would have about 38, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,718 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockwall County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Rockwall County at 140,738 people in 2025, up 28.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,237 households. The median household income in Rockwall County is $127,981 a year, 59% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. 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. Rockwall County scores 59 for gyms (upper middle), #578 of 1,792 scored counties.

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