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Gyms and studios in Tompkins County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Tompkins County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,760 of 2,088 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 81
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $487K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Tompkins County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,760 of 2,088 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $911 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Tompkins County spend about $39.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 81 gyms and studios, that is $487K per location, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 81 gyms and studios on map listings in Tompkins County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Tompkins County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,492 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $680K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Tompkins County. Population estimates show Tompkins County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tompkins 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 | Tompkins County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $487K | $707K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,492 | 1,454 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | −4.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $911 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 29−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 331
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $680K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents 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 |
| 55Tompkins County, NY | 31 | 81 | 18.7 | $487K | −1.4% | #1,760 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Tompkins 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 classes31
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios31
- Martial arts and dance studios42
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Tompkins County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 gyms and studios in Tompkins County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Tompkins County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $39.4M a year, or $911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $487K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Tompkins County has 18.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $487K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 60, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,492 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County scores 31 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,760 of 2,088 scored counties.
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