Fitness and classes · Metro area · New Jersey
Gyms and studios in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #119 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 246
- 51 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 156
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $175.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,217 a household
- Spending per listing
- $713K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Trenton-Princeton metro area comes to about $175.4M a year: $1,217 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $713K of household spending for each location on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 246 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 51 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Trenton-Princeton metro area in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 924 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Trenton-Princeton metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Trenton-Princeton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Trenton-Princeton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #119 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey.
How the Trenton-Princeton 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 | Trenton-Princeton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 18.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $713K | $675K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 924 | 1,173 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | −1.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,217 | $1,238 | $983 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 156−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,321
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24651 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 265The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Trenton-Princeton 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 Trenton-Princeton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Trenton-Princeton 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 classes57
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 246 gyms and studios in the Trenton-Princeton metro area. 51 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $175.4M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 246 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $713K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,114 households in the Trenton-Princeton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 17.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $713K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Trenton-Princeton metro area would have about 265, against 246 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 924 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Trenton-Princeton metro area at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. The median household income in the Trenton-Princeton metro area is $100,645 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Trenton-Princeton metro area scores 57 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #119 of 387 scored metro areas.
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