St. Louis, MO · Gyms and Fitness Studios
Gyms and Fitness Studios in St. Louis, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 402 fitness and recreational sports centers in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,672 people with $132.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
402
22nd most of 385 US metro areas
8,672
21.6 per business, against 17.4 across all metros
$132.5 million
$15,275 per employee
55%
of businesses, against 57% across all metros
+1.3%
in the number of businesses (397 in 2022)
What the numbers say about St. Louis.
- St. Louis is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of fitness and recreational sports centers, 22nd of 385.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 21.6 employees each, against 17.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $15,275 per employee a year, against $19,294.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps gyms and fitness studios in St. Louis.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Intro sessions on the booking page
Prospects book a trial into time a trainer is actually free, tied to the trainers who run them, and get a reminder before they come.
Follow up on every trial
VERA drafts a next-day follow-up with the right plan and a way to start, so a good first session does not go cold.
Memberships and packs that bill themselves
Monthly memberships and session packs run as automatic payments once the member authorizes them, with packs ending after a set number of payments.
Questions
Gyms and Fitness Studios in St. Louis
How many fitness and recreational sports centers are there in St. Louis?
402 in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,672 people and paid $132.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the St. Louis market for gyms and fitness studios growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 397 to 402 (+1.3%).
What does VERA do for gyms and fitness studios in St. Louis?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a St. Louis business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is fitness and recreational sports centers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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