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Gyms and studios in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area

How the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #108 of 535 scored small-town markets
#5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
39
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $704 a household
Spending per listing
$752K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 gyms and studios in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area spend about $29.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $704 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $752K per location, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Massena-Ogdensburg area in 2023. That is one for every 13,889 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Massena-Ogdensburg area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, the Massena-Ogdensburg area has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #108 of 535 scored small-town markets and #5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Massena-Ogdensburg 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMassena-Ogdensburg areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.415.214.9
Spending per listing$752K$707K$662K
Households per official establishment13,8891,4541,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$704$1,071$983
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$157K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
392 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Massena-Ogdensburg 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New York, with the Massena-Ogdensburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY723410.8$819K+2.7%#39 of 535
2Auburn, NY67309.5$793K−2.3%#78 of 535
3Seneca Falls, NY6696.6$1.1M−1.7%#84 of 535
4Plattsburgh, NY643410.1$775K−2.0%#107 of 535
5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY64399.4$752K−2.5%#108 of 535
6Corning, NY64399.9$752K−1.6%#109 of 535
7Gloversville, NY612410.5$677K−1.6%#138 of 535
8Amsterdam, NY592110.7$675K+1.1%#163 of 535
9Oneonta, NY563012.9$593K+3.8%#200 of 535
10Olean, NY553210.0$642K−2.1%#209 of 535

Other business types in the Massena-Ogdensburg area

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Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area?

There are 39 gyms and studios on map listings in the Massena-Ogdensburg area as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $29.3M a year, or $704 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $752K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 9.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $752K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Massena-Ogdensburg area would have about 44, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,889 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Massena-Ogdensburg area at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is $62,850, 22% below 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 64 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #108 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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