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Gyms in Terry County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $500 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,720
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms in Terry County. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households.

At $500 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Terry County spend about $2.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.1M per gym. 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 Terry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Terry County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 gyms on map listings, Terry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Terry 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 Terry County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTerry CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.78.47.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$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, 2020–2025−0.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$500$810$983
Median household income$44,100$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
21 chain location
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 Terry 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 Terry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,720−0.6% since 2020
Households
4,297
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
889 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$44,100−1.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,174
Median home value
$105,400
Jobs located here
3,045
Daytime population
9,966Residents 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 Terry 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
Terry County, TXNot scored24.7$1.1M−0.6%

Other business types in Terry County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Terry County, TX?

There are 2 gyms on map listings in Terry County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Terry County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.2M a year, or $500 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,297 households in Terry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Terry County has 2 gyms on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Terry County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Terry County at 11,720 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,297 households. The median household income in Terry County is $44,100 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 1.2% 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. Terry County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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