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Gyms in Van Zandt County, TX

How Van Zandt 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,108 of 1,792 scored counties
#62 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $640 a household
Spending per listing
$907K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,130
+10.7% 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 16 gyms in Van Zandt County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Van Zandt County spend about $14.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $640 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $907K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 30% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Van Zandt County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Zandt County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Van Zandt County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,108 of 1,792 scored counties and #62 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVan Zandt CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.18.47.6
Spending per listing$907K$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+10.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$640$810$983
Median household income$69,475$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4541

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
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,130+10.7% since 2020
Households
22,682
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
843 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,380
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
12,630
Daytime population
54,002Residents 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 Van Zandt 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
62Van Zandt County, TX45167.1$907K+10.7%#1,108 of 1,792

Other business types in Van Zandt County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Van Zandt County, TX?

There are 16 gyms on map listings in Van Zandt County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Van Zandt County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14.5M a year, or $640 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $907K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Zandt County has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $907K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 45 for gyms (lower middle), #1,108 of 1,792 scored counties.

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