Fitness and classes · Metro area · New Jersey
Gyms and studios in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area
The gyms and studios in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 262
- 31 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $562K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,047
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area spend about $147.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $954 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 262 gyms and studios, that is $562K per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has 262 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 93 businesses with payroll in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,661 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #289 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey.
How the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 18.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $562K | $675K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,661 | 1,173 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $954 | $1,238 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,105 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 930.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 652
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 223The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,047+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,441
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 460
- Median household income
- $82,105
- Average household income
- $110,931
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 158,202
- Daytime population
- 359,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 61 | 475 | 14.0 | $694K | +3.0% | #91 of 387 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 57 | 246 | 17.1 | $713K | +3.3% | #119 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 54 | 12,297 | 16.6 | $736K | +0.6% | #144 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 53 | 61 | 11.3 | $687K | +2.2% | #150 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 51 | 4,008 | 16.2 | $665K | +1.4% | #178 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 40 | 262 | 17.0 | $562K | +0.8% | #289 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 classes40
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios28
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 262 gyms and studios in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area. 31 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $147.3M a year, or $954 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $562K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,441 households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has 17.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $562K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area would have about 223, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,661 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area at 372,047 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,441 households. The median household income in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area is $82,105 a year, 2% 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores 40 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #289 of 387 scored metro areas.
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