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Gyms and studios in Garrett County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Garrett County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,597 of 2,088 scored counties
#21 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $460K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,370
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Garrett County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,597 of 2,088 scored counties and #21 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $695 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Garrett County spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $460K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Garrett County has 19 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Garrett County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,193 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Garrett County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garrett 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 | Garrett County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $460K | $768K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,193 | 1,695 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $695 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,688 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $256K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Garrett 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 Garrett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,370−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,578
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $67,688+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,358
- Median home value
- $235,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,219
- Daytime population
- 28,374Residents 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 |
| 21Garrett County, MD | 37 | 19 | 15.1 | $460K | −1.5% | #1,597 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Garrett 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 classes37
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios32
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Garrett County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms and studios in Garrett County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Garrett County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.7M a year, or $695 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $460K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,578 households in Garrett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garrett County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Garrett County has 15.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $460K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Garrett County would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,193 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Garrett County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Garrett County at 28,370 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,578 households. The median household income in Garrett County is $67,688 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Garrett County scores 37 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,597 of 2,088 scored counties.
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