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Gyms and studios in Nassau County, NY
How Nassau 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 #1,041 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,056
- 217 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 572
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $745.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $706K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,628 per household (66% above the U.S. average), households in Nassau County spend about $745.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $706K of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Nassau County has 1,056 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 54% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 572 businesses with payroll in Nassau County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 801 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Nassau County.
Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Nassau County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,041 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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 | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $706K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 801 | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,628 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 590 → 572−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $158.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,056217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents 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 |
| 29Nassau County, NY | 50 | 1,056 | 23.0 | $706K | +0.6% | #1,041 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Nassau 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
- Gyms58
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Nassau County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,056 gyms and studios in Nassau County. 217 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 572 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $745.7M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 66% above the U.S. average (an index of 166, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,056 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $706K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Nassau County has 23.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $706K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Nassau County would have about 1,126, against 1,056 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 801 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,041 of 2,088 scored counties.
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