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Gyms and studios in Cecil County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Cecil County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 47
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $747K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,131
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 gyms and studios in Cecil County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Cecil County spend about $35.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $865 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $747K of household spending for each location on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cecil County in 2023. That is one for every 3,123 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cecil County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cecil County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Cecil County is 68 (upper middle), #322 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cecil 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.
| Measure | Cecil County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $747K | $768K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,123 | 1,695 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $865 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $92,007 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cecil 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 Cecil County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,131+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,595
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 303
- Median household income
- $92,007+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,022
- Median home value
- $343,400
- Jobs located here
- 32,838
- Daytime population
- 90,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 79 | 33 | 16.6 | $668K | +8.8% | #85 of 2,088 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 74 | 40 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #150 of 2,088 |
| 3Charles County, MD | 74 | 90 | 14.8 | $785K | +5.9% | #167 of 2,088 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 73 | 356 | 10.2 | $966K | +0.5% | #178 of 2,088 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 71 | 48 | 14.3 | $877K | +1.7% | #230 of 2,088 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 68 | 47 | 11.6 | $747K | +3.2% | #322 of 2,088 |
| 7Dorchester County, MD | 67 | 9 | 6.6 | $953K | +3.4% | #334 of 2,088 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 67 | 169 | 16.2 | $736K | +11.0% | #352 of 2,088 |
| 9Washington County, MD | 63 | 62 | 10.4 | $731K | +2.0% | #494 of 2,088 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 60 | 138 | 13.6 | $783K | +2.0% | #581 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Cecil 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 classes68
- Gyms74
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios75
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Cecil County, MD?
There are 47 gyms and studios on map listings in Cecil County as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Cecil County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $35.1M a year, or $865 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $747K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,595 households in Cecil County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cecil County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Cecil County has 11.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $747K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cecil County would have about 53, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,123 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Cecil County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Cecil County at 107,131 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,595 households. Median household income in Cecil County is $92,007, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Cecil County scores 68 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #322 of 2,088 scored counties.
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