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Gyms and studios in Kent County, DE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Kent County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,255 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 81
- 18 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +18.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $684 a household
- Spending per listing
- $603K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 194,786
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 gyms and studios in Kent County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Kent County spend about $48.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $684 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 81 gyms and studios, that is $603K per location, 9% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent County in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,623 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $814K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent County.
Population estimates show Kent County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Kent County is 46 (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Kent County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 13.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $603K | $639K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,623 | 1,406 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.9% | +3.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $684 | $838 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 44+18.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 553
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $814K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent 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.
Population and households in Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 194,786+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 71,424
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 586 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 320
- Median household income
- $74,477+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,801
- Median home value
- $316,600
- Jobs located here
- 66,799
- Daytime population
- 177,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 60 | 133 | 12.5 | $638K | +16.1% | #607 of 2,088 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 49 | 313 | 14.0 | $649K | +3.0% | #1,102 of 2,088 |
| 3Kent County, DE | 46 | 81 | 11.3 | $603K | +6.8% | #1,255 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Kent County
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 classes46
- Gyms45
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Kent County, DE?
There are 81 gyms and studios on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 18 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, DE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $48.8M a year, or $684 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $603K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,424 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, DE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Kent County has 11.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $603K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Kent County would have about 74, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,623 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 194,786 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,424 households. Median household income in Kent County is $74,477, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Kent County scores 46 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,088 scored counties.
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