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Gyms and studios in Sussex County, DE
How Sussex County, DE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 133
- 20 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $638K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,140
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 133 gyms and studios in Sussex County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 16% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sussex County comes to about $84.9M a year: $797 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $638K of household spending for each location on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sussex County was 48 in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,218 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sussex County.
Population estimates show Sussex County grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Sussex County is 60 (upper middle), #607 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 13.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $638K | $639K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,218 | 1,406 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +3.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $797 | $838 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,497 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 48−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 501
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,140+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 106,441
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,287
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 85,870
- Daytime population
- 239,628Residents 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 Sussex 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 classes60
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios81
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Sussex County, DE?
There are 133 gyms and studios on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. 20 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $84.9M a year, or $797 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $638K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, DE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Sussex County has 12.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $638K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sussex County would have about 128, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,218 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 60 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #607 of 2,088 scored counties.
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