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Gyms and studios in Frederick County, MD
How Frederick 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 2,088 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 169
- 39 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- −6.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $124.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,189 a household
- Spending per listing
- $736K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Frederick County spend about $124.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,189 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $736K of household spending for each location on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 169 gyms and studios on map listings in Frederick County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 16.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Frederick County was 71 in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Frederick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Frederick County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Frederick County is 67 (upper middle), #352 of 2,088 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $736K | $768K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,474 | 1,695 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.6% | −3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,189 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 71−6.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16939 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents 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 Frederick 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 classes67
- Gyms72
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios67
- Martial arts and dance studios69
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Frederick County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 gyms and studios in Frederick County. 39 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $124.4M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $736K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Frederick County has 16.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $736K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Frederick County would have about 188, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above 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. 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. Frederick County scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #352 of 2,088 scored counties.
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