Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Connecticut
Gyms and studios in the Torrington, CT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Torrington, CT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 535 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 82
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $644K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 gyms and studios in the Torrington area. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $1,105 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Torrington area spend about $52.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 82 gyms and studios, that is $644K per location, 3% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Torrington area was 30 in 2023. That is one for every 1,595 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Torrington area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Torrington area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Torrington area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #187 of 535 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Connecticut.
How the Torrington area compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Torrington area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 19.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $644K | $582K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,595 | 1,226 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,105 | $1,158 | $983 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 825 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Torrington area, 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.
Population and households in the Torrington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Putnam, CT | 71 | 51 | 12.9 | $780K | +3.0% | #46 of 535 |
| 2Torrington, CT | 57 | 82 | 17.1 | $644K | +2.2% | #187 of 535 |
Other business types in the Torrington area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes57
- Gyms71
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Torrington, CT area?
There are 82 gyms and studios on map listings in the Torrington area as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Torrington, CT area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $52.8M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $644K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,845 households in the Torrington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Torrington, CT area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Torrington area has 17.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $644K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Torrington area would have about 80, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,595 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Torrington, CT area growing?
Population estimates put the Torrington area at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Torrington area is $93,551, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Torrington area scores 57 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #187 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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