Fitness and classes · County · Florida
Gyms and studios in Orange County, FL
How Orange County, FL 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,603 of 2,088 scored counties
#46 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 967
- 211 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 410
- +14.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $426.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $442K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,528,002
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Orange County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,603 of 2,088 scored counties and #46 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Orange County comes to about $426.9M a year: $809 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $442K of household spending for each location on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 967 gyms and studios on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 211 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 18.3 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 410 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Orange County in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 41 SBA-backed loans worth $27.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Orange County. Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Orange County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $442K | $477K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,287 | 1,607 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.9% | +15.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $809 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,719 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 357 → 410+14.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 967211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 645The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 41
- Amount
- $27.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 527,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,630
- Median household income
- $79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,351
- Median home value
- $390,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,016,060
- Daytime population
- 1,785,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 88 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +21.1% | #16 of 2,088 |
| 2Wakulla County, FL | 77 | 10 | 7.8 | $913K | +12.3% | #109 of 2,088 |
| 3Baker County, FL | 74 | 7 | 7.6 | $967K | +5.8% | #158 of 2,088 |
| 4Citrus County, FL | 70 | 55 | 7.7 | $745K | +11.1% | #260 of 2,088 |
| 5Charlotte County, FL | 70 | 87 | 9.6 | $695K | +15.5% | #263 of 2,088 |
| 6Levy County, FL | 69 | 13 | 7.0 | $775K | +12.7% | #288 of 2,088 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 66 | 60 | 11.4 | $676K | +21.0% | #384 of 2,088 |
| 8Polk County, FL | 62 | 272 | 9.4 | $675K | +19.8% | #536 of 2,088 |
| 9Hendry County, FL | 62 | 13 | 9.2 | $660K | +21.5% | #538 of 2,088 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 59 | 56 | 14.2 | $613K | +17.4% | #650 of 2,088 |
| 46Orange County, FL | 37 | 967 | 18.3 | $442K | +6.7% | #1,603 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Orange 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 classes37
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios42
- Martial arts and dance studios37
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Orange County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 967 gyms and studios in Orange County. 211 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 410 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $426.9M a year, or $809 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 967 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $442K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Orange County has 18.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $442K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Orange County would have about 645, against 967 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Orange County scores 37 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,603 of 2,088 scored counties.
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