Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Maine
Gyms and studios in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #387 of 535 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Maine
- Listings
- 87
- 11 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $476K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Augusta-Waterville area spend about $41.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $762 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $476K of household spending for each location on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 87 gyms and studios on map listings in the Augusta-Waterville area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 7% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Augusta-Waterville area was 34 in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,597 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Augusta-Waterville area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Augusta-Waterville area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Augusta-Waterville area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #387 of 535 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Maine.
How the Augusta-Waterville area compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Augusta-Waterville area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 16.4 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $476K | $524K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,597 | 1,687 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +12.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $762 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 440
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Augusta-Waterville 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 Augusta-Waterville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 classes40
- Gyms45
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios50
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 gyms and studios in the Augusta-Waterville area. 11 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $41.4M a year, or $762 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $476K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in the Augusta-Waterville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Augusta-Waterville, ME area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Augusta-Waterville area has 16.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $476K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Augusta-Waterville area would have about 63, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,597 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Augusta-Waterville, ME area growing?
Population estimates put the Augusta-Waterville area at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in the Augusta-Waterville area is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. 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 Augusta-Waterville area scores 40 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #387 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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