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Gyms in Taylor County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,392 of 1,792 scored counties
#80 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
41
7 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
20
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$35.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $644 a household
Spending per listing
$862K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
150,077
+4.6% 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

Taylor County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,392 of 1,792 scored counties and #80 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 gyms in Taylor County. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $644 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Taylor County spend about $35.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $862K per gym, 34% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Taylor County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 2,747 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $349K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Taylor County. Population estimates show Taylor County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Taylor 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 Taylor County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTaylor CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.58.47.6
Spending per listing$862K$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,7473,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$644$810$983
Median household income$67,139$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 20All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
236
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
417 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$349K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
150,077+4.6% since 2020
Households
54,934
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
916 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$67,139+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,419
Median home value
$198,600
Jobs located here
64,893
Daytime population
148,613Residents 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 Taylor 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
80Taylor County, TX35417.5$862K+4.6%#1,392 of 1,792

Other business types in Taylor County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Taylor County, TX?

There are 41 gyms on map listings in Taylor County as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 20 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 Taylor County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $35.4M a year, or $644 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gyms on map listings, it comes to $862K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,934 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taylor County has 7.5 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $862K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Taylor County would have about 27, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,747 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Taylor County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Taylor County at 150,077 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,934 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Taylor County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,392 of 1,792 scored counties.

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