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Gyms and studios in Cumberland County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Cumberland County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #950 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
61
9 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
28
+12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
Spending per listing
$687K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,148
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cumberland County comes to about $41.9M a year: $779 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 61 gyms and studios, that is $687K per location, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 61 gyms and studios on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,921 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #950 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Cumberland County 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Cumberland County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.318.314.9
Spending per listing$687K$675K$662K
Households per official establishment1,9211,1731,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%−1.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$779$1,238$983
Median household income$67,436$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 28+12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
292
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
619 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,148+2.2% since 2020
Households
53,781
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,848
Median home value
$221,400
Jobs located here
60,097
Daytime population
148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ocean County, NJ6930112.3$840K+5.6%#282 of 2,088
2Hudson County, NJ6739013.0$902K+1.8%#337 of 2,088
3Warren County, NJ656414.1$764K+3.2%#416 of 2,088
4Salem County, NJ642911.7$769K+2.3%#455 of 2,088
5Middlesex County, NJ6347815.5$828K+2.6%#484 of 2,088
6Passaic County, NJ6224413.6$776K+1.6%#523 of 2,088
7Burlington County, NJ6031317.7$704K+4.3%#595 of 2,088
8Essex County, NJ6049615.5$699K+4.2%#597 of 2,088
9Union County, NJ5637818.6$680K+5.0%#776 of 2,088
10Sussex County, NJ5611620.1$639K+2.9%#782 of 2,088
13Cumberland County, NJ526111.3$687K+2.2%#950 of 2,088

Other business types in Cumberland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Cumberland County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 gyms and studios in Cumberland County. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $41.9M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $687K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Cumberland County has 11.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $687K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 63, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,921 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Cumberland County scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #950 of 2,088 scored counties.

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