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Gyms in Wise County, TX

How Wise 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #631 of 1,792 scored counties
#32 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
25
4 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $869 a household
Spending per listing
$874K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,778
+21.5% 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

At $869 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Wise County spend about $21.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $874K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 25 gyms on map listings in Wise County as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wise County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,189 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $480K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wise County.

Population estimates show Wise County grew 21.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wise County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #631 of 1,792 scored counties and #32 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Wise 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 Wise County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWise CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.98.47.6
Spending per listing$874K$970K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,1893,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$869$810$983
Median household income$93,421$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5841

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$830K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$480K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wise 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 Wise County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,778+21.5% since 2020
Households
25,135
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,388
Median home value
$304,900
Jobs located here
22,026
Daytime population
63,869Residents 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 Wise 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
32Wise County, TX58259.9$874K+21.5%#631 of 1,792

Other business types in Wise County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Wise County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 gyms in Wise County. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Wise County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $21.9M a year, or $869 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gyms on map listings, it comes to $874K 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 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wise County has 9.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $874K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Wise County would have about 17, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,189 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Wise County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. Wise County scores 58 for gyms (upper middle), #631 of 1,792 scored counties.

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