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Gyms and studios in Kent County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Kent County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,772 of 2,088 scored counties
#23 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $774 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,565
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,772 of 2,088 scored counties and #23 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $774 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $6.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $365K per location, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 18 gyms and studios on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.2, 42% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent County. Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kent 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 | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $768K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,695 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $774 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,147 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,565+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,493
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $80,147+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,060
- Median home value
- $330,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,746
- Daytime population
- 19,068Residents 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 |
| 23Kent County, MD | 31 | 18 | 21.2 | $365K | +2.3% | #1,772 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Kent 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 classes31
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios29
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Kent County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gyms and studios in Kent County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Kent County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kent County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.6M a year, or $774 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $365K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,493 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Kent County has 21.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $365K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Kent County would have about 10, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Kent County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 19,565 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,493 households. The median household income in Kent County is $80,147 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Kent County scores 31 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,772 of 2,088 scored counties.
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