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Gyms and studios in Erie County, NY
How Erie County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,611 of 2,088 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 606
- 114 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 297
- +13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $350.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $579K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,611 of 2,088 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 606 gyms and studios in Erie County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $857 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $350.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 606 gyms and studios, that is $579K per location, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 297 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Erie County. Population estimates put the population change in Erie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $579K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,379 | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.4% | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $857 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 262 → 297+13.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,081
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 606114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 530The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 45
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rensselaer County, NY | 71 | 68 | 10.2 | $938K | −0.2% | #225 of 2,088 |
| 2Sullivan County, NY | 70 | 34 | 10.8 | $819K | +2.7% | #252 of 2,088 |
| 3Greene County, NY | 69 | 18 | 9.6 | $926K | −1.1% | #273 of 2,088 |
| 4Yates County, NY | 67 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.1M | −0.8% | #333 of 2,088 |
| 5Queens County, NY | 66 | 737 | 8.8 | $1.2M | −1.1% | #361 of 2,088 |
| 6Tioga County, NY | 66 | 21 | 10.3 | $797K | −1.9% | #380 of 2,088 |
| 7Schenectady County, NY | 65 | 71 | 10.6 | $864K | +3.0% | #407 of 2,088 |
| 8Bronx County, NY | 64 | 210 | 3.9 | $1.6M | −3.8% | #433 of 2,088 |
| 9Cayuga County, NY | 63 | 30 | 9.5 | $793K | −2.3% | #487 of 2,088 |
| 10Lewis County, NY | 62 | 7 | 6.3 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #507 of 2,088 |
| 50Erie County, NY | 36 | 606 | 14.8 | $579K | −0.6% | #1,611 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Erie 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
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios36
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Erie County, NY?
Erie County has 606 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 114 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 297 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 13.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $350.9M a year, or $857 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 606 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $579K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Erie County has 14.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $579K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Erie County would have about 530, against 606 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 36 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,611 of 2,088 scored counties.
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