Fitness and classes · Metro area · Texas
Gyms in the San Angelo, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the San Angelo, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 387 scored metro areas
#24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 38
- 14 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $800K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,065
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, the San Angelo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #382 of 387 scored metro areas and #24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $642 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in the San Angelo metro area spend about $30.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 38 gyms, that is $800K per gym, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
The San Angelo metro area has 38 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the San Angelo metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,785 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. Population estimates show the San Angelo metro area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the San Angelo metro 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 | San Angelo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $800K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,785 | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $642 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,419 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 328
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 the San Angelo metro 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 San Angelo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,065+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 47,344
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $68,419
- Average household income
- $89,706
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,485
- Daytime population
- 120,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Odessa, TX | 56 | 39 | 6.0 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #133 of 387 |
| 2Sherman-Denison, TX | 56 | 41 | 7.4 | $953K | +12.8% | #134 of 387 |
| 3Midland, TX | 55 | 56 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +9.8% | #146 of 387 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 53 | 2,144 | 8.1 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #163 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 50 | 2,454 | 8.5 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #193 of 387 |
| 6Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 49 | 954 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +14.0% | #206 of 387 |
| 7Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 48 | 86 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #215 of 387 |
| 8San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 45 | 769 | 7.9 | $964K | +9.5% | #248 of 387 |
| 9Killeen-Temple, TX | 41 | 140 | 7.9 | $819K | +7.2% | #275 of 387 |
| 10Amarillo, TX | 39 | 72 | 7.0 | $994K | +2.7% | #295 of 387 |
| 24San Angelo, TX | 17 | 38 | 8.0 | $800K | +0.3% | #382 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Angelo metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the San Angelo, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gyms in the San Angelo metro area. 14 of them (37%) 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 the San Angelo, TX metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.4M a year, or $642 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms on map listings, it comes to $800K 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 47,344 households in the San Angelo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Angelo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The San Angelo metro area has 8.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $800K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the San Angelo metro area would have about 23, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,785 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the San Angelo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Angelo metro area at 122,065 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,344 households. Median household income in the San Angelo metro area is $68,419, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The San Angelo metro area scores 17 for gyms (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas.
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