Fitness and classes · County · New Hampshire
Gyms and studios in Belknap County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Belknap County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,627 of 2,088 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 60
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $446K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Belknap County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,627 of 2,088 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Belknap County spend about $26.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,017 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $446K per location, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Belknap County has 60 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.8, 53% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Belknap County in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,254 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $33K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Belknap County. Population estimates show Belknap County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 22.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $446K | $504K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,254 | 1,075 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +4.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,017 | $1,127 | $983 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 606 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $33K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 75 | 17 | 10.2 | $875K | +2.1% | #139 of 2,088 |
| 2Cheshire County, NH | 58 | 44 | 14.4 | $636K | +2.3% | #697 of 2,088 |
| 3Carroll County, NH | 46 | 38 | 17.4 | $562K | +5.0% | #1,268 of 2,088 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 46 | 103 | 19.8 | $523K | +3.0% | #1,276 of 2,088 |
| 5Hillsborough County, NH | 44 | 350 | 20.7 | $570K | +2.5% | #1,352 of 2,088 |
| 6Coos County, NH | 43 | 17 | 12.1 | $547K | +0.4% | #1,395 of 2,088 |
| 7Merrimack County, NH | 37 | 142 | 23.3 | $455K | +2.6% | #1,598 of 2,088 |
| 8Rockingham County, NH | 37 | 374 | 29.3 | $454K | +3.0% | #1,600 of 2,088 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 36 | 60 | 22.8 | $446K | +2.1% | #1,627 of 2,088 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 31 | 97 | 26.1 | $398K | +2.2% | #1,768 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Belknap 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 classes36
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios34
- Martial arts and dance studios40
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Belknap County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 gyms and studios in Belknap County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.8M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $446K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Belknap County has 22.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $446K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Belknap County would have about 40, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,254 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 36 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,627 of 2,088 scored counties.
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