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Gyms in Webb County, TX

How Webb 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,508 of 1,792 scored counties
#94 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
85
17 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
26
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$48.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $595 a household
Spending per listing
$570K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,224
+5.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms in Webb County is 30 (lower middle), #1,508 of 1,792 scored counties and #94 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $595 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in Webb County spend about $48.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 85 gyms, that is $570K per gym, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 85 gyms on map listings in Webb County as of September 2026. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Webb County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,130 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 put the population change in Webb County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Webb 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 Webb County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWebb CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.48.47.6
Spending per listing$570K$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,1303,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$595$810$983
Median household income$63,058$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3041

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 26All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
439
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8517 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Webb 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 Webb County

Population, 2025 estimate
281,224+5.2% since 2020
Households
81,373
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,101
Median home value
$189,900
Jobs located here
100,368
Daytime population
263,275Residents 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 Webb 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
94Webb County, TX308510.4$570K+5.2%#1,508 of 1,792

Other business types in Webb County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Webb County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 85 gyms in Webb County. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 26 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 Webb County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $48.4M a year, or $595 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 gyms on map listings, it comes to $570K 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 81,373 households in Webb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webb County has 10.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $570K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Webb County would have about 37, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,130 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Webb County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Webb County at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. Median household income in Webb County is $63,058, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Webb County scores 30 for gyms (lower middle), #1,508 of 1,792 scored counties.

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