Fitness and classes · Metro area · New York
Gyms and studios in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 12,297
- 2,490 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6,007
- −4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $736K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,112,448
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend about $9.1B a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,225 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $736K of household spending for each location on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 12,297 gyms and studios on map listings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 6,007 businesses with payroll in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 473 SBA-backed loans worth $206.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area.
Population estimates show the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #144 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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.
| Measure | New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $736K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,231 | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.7% | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,225 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,155 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6,007−4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83,366
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12,2972,490 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13,678The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 473
- Amount
- $206.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,112,448+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,391,787
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 6,127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,219
- Median household income
- $99,155
- Average household income
- $146,791
- Median home value
- $614,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,481,255
- Daytime population
- 20,008,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 54 | 12,297 | 16.6 | $736K | +0.6% | #144 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 53 | 573 | 15.0 | $672K | +1.9% | #153 of 387 |
| 3Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 47 | 57 | 12.0 | $611K | −3.9% | #215 of 387 |
| 4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 47 | 485 | 19.0 | $596K | +3.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 5Glens Falls, NY | 43 | 78 | 14.3 | $584K | −1.9% | #260 of 387 |
| 6Syracuse, NY | 38 | 405 | 14.9 | $582K | −1.3% | #299 of 387 |
| 7Utica-Rome, NY | 37 | 167 | 13.8 | $556K | −2.0% | #308 of 387 |
| 8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 34 | 725 | 14.5 | $584K | −0.8% | #325 of 387 |
| 9Kingston, NY | 34 | 145 | 19.5 | $523K | +1.1% | #328 of 387 |
| 10Rochester, NY | 33 | 708 | 15.9 | $551K | −0.7% | #334 of 387 |
Other business types in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
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 classes54
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12,297 gyms and studios in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. 2,490 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6,007 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.1B a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12,297 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $736K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,391,787 households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area has 16.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $736K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area would have about 13,678, against 12,297 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area at 20,112,448 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,391,787 households. The median household income in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is $99,155 a year, 23% above 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. 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas.
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