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Gyms and studios in Knox County, ME
The gyms and studios in Knox County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,913 of 2,088 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 44
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $367K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Knox County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,913 of 2,088 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Knox County spend about $16.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $873 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $367K of household spending for each location on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Knox County has 44 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Knox County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 804 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Knox County. Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox County 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 16.4 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $367K | $524K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 804 | 1,687 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $873 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 443 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waldo County, ME | 72 | 17 | 9.7 | $785K | +2.6% | #212 of 2,088 |
| 2Lincoln County, ME | 71 | 15 | 9.0 | $932K | +3.8% | #226 of 2,088 |
| 3Somerset County, ME | 64 | 20 | 8.6 | $738K | +2.3% | #459 of 2,088 |
| 4York County, ME | 62 | 143 | 15.6 | $614K | +4.8% | #542 of 2,088 |
| 5Sagadahoc County, ME | 58 | 27 | 16.4 | $560K | +3.4% | #704 of 2,088 |
| 6Washington County, ME | 53 | 14 | 9.9 | $648K | +0.8% | #904 of 2,088 |
| 7Androscoggin County, ME | 52 | 57 | 12.1 | $611K | +4.8% | #967 of 2,088 |
| 8Piscataquis County, ME | 48 | 9 | 10.7 | $615K | +3.5% | #1,171 of 2,088 |
| 9Oxford County, ME | 48 | 34 | 14.1 | $496K | +4.2% | #1,191 of 2,088 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 46 | 92 | 14.1 | $545K | +3.8% | #1,272 of 2,088 |
| 16Knox County, ME | 25 | 44 | 23.8 | $367K | +1.1% | #1,913 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Knox 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 classes25
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios21
- Martial arts and dance studios22
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Knox County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 gyms and studios in Knox County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.1M a year, or $873 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $367K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Knox County has 23.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $367K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Knox County would have about 24, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 804 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 25 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,913 of 2,088 scored counties.
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