Fitness and classes · Metro area · Maryland
Gyms and studios in the Lexington Park, MD metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Lexington Park, MD metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #12 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 88
- 16 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,176
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Lexington Park metro area scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #12 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for gyms and studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Lexington Park metro area comes to about $91M a year: $1,199 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Lexington Park metro area has 88 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Lexington Park metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,169 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $997K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Lexington Park metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lexington Park metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lexington Park metro area 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 | Lexington Park metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $768K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,169 | 1,695 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | −3.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,199 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $126,256 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $997K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Lexington Park metro area, 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 the Lexington Park metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,176+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 75,901
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 366
- Median household income
- $126,256
- Average household income
- $149,864
- Median home value
- $434,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,104
- Daytime population
- 183,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lexington Park metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 78 | 97 | 8.2 | $901K | +7.1% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Lexington Park, MD | 76 | 88 | 11.6 | $1M | +2.1% | #12 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 63 | 3,733 | 15.7 | $796K | +3.3% | #76 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 55 | 1,550 | 13.8 | $727K | +0.4% | #133 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 53 | 60 | 12.3 | $576K | +2.9% | #157 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 51 | 4,008 | 16.2 | $665K | +1.4% | #178 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lexington Park metro area
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 classes76
- Gyms81
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios82
- Martial arts and dance studios70
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Lexington Park, MD metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 gyms and studios in the Lexington Park metro area. 16 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lexington Park, MD metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $91M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,901 households in the Lexington Park metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington Park, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Lexington Park metro area has 11.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Lexington Park metro area would have about 137, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,169 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington Park, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington Park metro area at 211,176 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,901 households. The median household income in the Lexington Park metro area is $126,256 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lexington Park metro area scores 76 for gyms and studios (high), #12 of 387 scored metro areas.
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