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Gyms and studios in Montgomery County, NY
How Montgomery 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,046 of 2,088 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $675K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,046
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Montgomery County spend about $14.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $723 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $675K per location, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 21 gyms and studios on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Montgomery County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Montgomery County is 50 (upper middle), #1,046 of 2,088 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $675K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $723 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,046+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,603
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,002
- Median home value
- $157,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,287
- Daytime population
- 48,064Residents 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 |
| 31Montgomery County, NY | 50 | 21 | 10.7 | $675K | +1.1% | #1,046 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 classes50
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Montgomery County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms and studios in Montgomery County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Montgomery County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.2M a year, or $723 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $675K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Montgomery County has 10.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $675K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Montgomery County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,046 of 2,088 scored counties.
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