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Gyms in Wichita County, TX
The gyms in Wichita County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,431 of 1,792 scored counties
#88 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 43
- 8 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $619 a household
- Spending per listing
- $706K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Wichita County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,431 of 1,792 scored counties and #88 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 gyms in Wichita County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 19%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $619 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Wichita County spend about $30.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $706K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 46% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wichita County in 2023. That is one for every 4,902 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 $75K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wichita County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wichita County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wichita 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.
| Measure | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $706K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,902 | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $619 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 251
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 438 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
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 85 | 10 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +22.6% | #35 of 1,792 |
| 2Waller County, TX | 80 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.3M | +21.9% | #73 of 1,792 |
| 3Medina County, TX | 75 | 8 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +11.4% | #134 of 1,792 |
| 4Fort Bend County, TX | 71 | 233 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +17.4% | #212 of 1,792 |
| 5Denton County, TX | 70 | 293 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +16.9% | #236 of 1,792 |
| 6Upshur County, TX | 69 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.6M | +8.2% | #244 of 1,792 |
| 7Guadalupe County, TX | 66 | 41 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +15.8% | #325 of 1,792 |
| 8Polk County, TX | 65 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #368 of 1,792 |
| 9Liberty County, TX | 65 | 17 | 5.5 | $1.3M | +31.3% | #371 of 1,792 |
| 10Brazoria County, TX | 65 | 108 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +12.2% | #375 of 1,792 |
| 88Wichita County, TX | 33 | 43 | 8.8 | $706K | 0.0% | #1,431 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Wichita County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Wichita County, TX?
There are 43 gyms on map listings in Wichita County as of September 2026. 8 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 10 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 Wichita County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.3M a year, or $619 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gyms on map listings, it comes to $706K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Wichita County has 8.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $706K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Wichita County would have about 23, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,902 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 33 for gyms (lower middle), #1,431 of 1,792 scored counties.
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