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Gyms in Wilbarger County, TX
How Wilbarger 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 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,787 of 1,792 scored counties
#126 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 73% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,481
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Wilbarger County has a Groundwork market score of 4 (very low): #1,787 of 1,792 scored counties and #126 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 gyms in Wilbarger County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $513 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Wilbarger County spend about $2.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $350K per gym, 73% 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 Wilbarger County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Wilbarger County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wilbarger 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 | Wilbarger County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $970K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,173 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $513 | $810 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,102 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 41 |
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
- 71 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 Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,481−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,778
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 971 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,486
- Median home value
- $89,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,461
- Daytime population
- 11,849Residents 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 |
| 126Wilbarger County, TX | 4 | 7 | 14.7 | $350K | −2.8% | #1,787 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Wilbarger County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Wilbarger County, TX?
Wilbarger County has 7 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wilbarger County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wilbarger County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.5M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $350K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,778 households in Wilbarger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilbarger County, TX compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Wilbarger County has 14.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $350K, 73% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Wilbarger County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Wilbarger County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wilbarger County at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. The median household income in Wilbarger County is $54,102 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Wilbarger County scores 4 for gyms (very low), #1,787 of 1,792 scored counties.
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