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Gyms and studios in Calvert County, MD

How Calvert County, MD 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #230 of 2,088 scored counties
#5 of 23 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
48
7 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,258 a household
Spending per listing
$877K
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,484
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Calvert County spend about $42.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,258 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 48 gyms and studios, that is $877K per location, 32% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Calvert County has 48 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 15%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Calvert County in 2023. That is one for every 2,390 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calvert County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Calvert County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #230 of 2,088 scored counties and #5 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Calvert County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Calvert County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureCalvert CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.313.614.9
Spending per listing$877K$768K$662K
Households per official establishment2,3901,6951,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,258$1,042$983
Median household income$133,922$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score7162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
487 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Calvert 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 Calvert County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,484+1.7% since 2020
Households
33,465
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
213 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$133,922+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,598
Median home value
$460,200
Jobs located here
21,372
Daytime population
79,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Calvert County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD793316.6$668K+8.8%#85 of 2,088
2St. Mary’s County, MD74409.4$1.2M+2.4%#150 of 2,088
3Charles County, MD749014.8$785K+5.9%#167 of 2,088
4Prince George’s County, MD7335610.2$966K+0.5%#178 of 2,088
5Calvert County, MD714814.3$877K+1.7%#230 of 2,088
6Cecil County, MD684711.6$747K+3.2%#322 of 2,088
7Dorchester County, MD6796.6$953K+3.4%#334 of 2,088
8Frederick County, MD6716916.2$736K+11.0%#352 of 2,088
9Washington County, MD636210.4$731K+2.0%#494 of 2,088
10Harford County, MD6013813.6$783K+2.0%#581 of 2,088

Other business types in Calvert County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Calvert County, MD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 gyms and studios in Calvert County. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Calvert County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $42.1M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $877K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,465 households in Calvert County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calvert County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Calvert County has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $877K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Calvert County would have about 64, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,390 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Calvert County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Calvert County at 94,484 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,465 households. The median household income in Calvert County is $133,922 a year, 66% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Calvert County scores 71 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #230 of 2,088 scored counties.

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