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Gyms and studios in Rensselaer County, NY
The gyms and studios in Rensselaer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 68
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $938K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 gyms and studios in Rensselaer County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $956 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Rensselaer County spend about $63.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $938K of household spending for each location on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Rensselaer County in 2023. That is one for every 3,510 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rensselaer County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Rensselaer County is 71 (upper middle), #225 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $938K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,510 | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $956 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 688 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rensselaer 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 classes71
- Gyms81
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Rensselaer County, NY?
Rensselaer County has 68 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $63.8M a year, or $956 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $938K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Rensselaer County has 10.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $938K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 96, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,510 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 71 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #225 of 2,088 scored counties.
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