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Gyms and studios in the Glens Falls, NY metro area

How the Glens Falls, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #260 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
78
9 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
23
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $834 a household
Spending per listing
$584K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,373
−1.9% 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

Households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $45.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $834 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $584K of household spending for each location on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 78 gyms and studios on map listings in the Glens Falls metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Glens Falls metro area in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,374 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Glens Falls metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Glens Falls metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, the Glens Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #260 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Glens Falls metro area 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Glens Falls, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGlens Falls metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.315.214.9
Spending per listing$584K$707K$662K
Households per official establishment2,3741,4541,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%−4.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$834$1,071$983
Median household income$75,836$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
314
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
789 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,373−1.9% since 2020
Households
54,602
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,103
Median home value
$232,500
Jobs located here
49,038
Daytime population
117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5412,29716.6$736K+0.6%#144 of 387
2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY5357315.0$672K+1.9%#153 of 387
3Watertown-Fort Drum, NY475712.0$611K−3.9%#215 of 387
4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY4748519.0$596K+3.0%#217 of 387
5Glens Falls, NY437814.3$584K−1.9%#260 of 387
6Syracuse, NY3840514.9$582K−1.3%#299 of 387
7Utica-Rome, NY3716713.8$556K−2.0%#308 of 387
8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY3472514.5$584K−0.8%#325 of 387
9Kingston, NY3414519.5$523K+1.1%#328 of 387
10Rochester, NY3370815.9$551K−0.7%#334 of 387

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Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Glens Falls, NY metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 78 gyms and studios in the Glens Falls metro area. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $45.6M a year, or $834 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $584K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Glens Falls metro area has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $584K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 69, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,374 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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 Glens Falls metro area scores 43 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #260 of 387 scored metro areas.

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