Fitness and classes · Small-town market · North Carolina
Gyms and studios in the Albemarle, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Albemarle, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #359 of 535 scored small-town markets
#14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $597 a household
- Spending per listing
- $520K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,830
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 gyms and studios in the Albemarle area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Albemarle area spend about $15.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $597 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That is about $520K of household spending for each location on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Albemarle area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Albemarle area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Albemarle area is 43 (lower middle), #359 of 535 scored small-town markets and #14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Albemarle area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Albemarle area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $520K | $531K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,295 | 1,675 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $597 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,704 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 the Albemarle 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 Albemarle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,830+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,240
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $60,704+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,208
- Median home value
- $242,400
- Jobs located here
- 23,648
- Daytime population
- 57,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Albemarle area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 70 | 44 | 8.8 | $744K | +12.3% | #53 of 535 |
| 2Forest City, NC | 66 | 19 | 7.1 | $722K | +2.1% | #86 of 535 |
| 3Henderson, NC | 65 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #89 of 535 |
| 4Lumberton, NC | 59 | 27 | 6.3 | $699K | +3.4% | #161 of 535 |
| 5Mount Airy, NC | 57 | 26 | 8.7 | $623K | +1.3% | #188 of 535 |
| 6Wilson, NC | 54 | 27 | 8.2 | $687K | +1.7% | #222 of 535 |
| 7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 52 | 31 | 8.0 | $707K | +3.4% | #246 of 535 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 51 | 18 | 11.4 | $535K | +4.5% | #278 of 535 |
| 9Rockingham, NC | 50 | 11 | 6.5 | $701K | −1.6% | #282 of 535 |
| 10Washington, NC | 45 | 19 | 9.8 | $593K | 0.0% | #337 of 535 |
| 14Albemarle, NC | 43 | 29 | 11.5 | $520K | +9.8% | #359 of 535 |
Other business types in the Albemarle 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 classes43
- Gyms43
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios50
- Martial arts and dance studios52
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Albemarle, NC area?
There are 29 gyms and studios on map listings in the Albemarle area as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Albemarle, NC area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.1M a year, or $597 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $520K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,240 households in the Albemarle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albemarle, NC area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Albemarle area has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $520K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Albemarle area would have about 23, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Albemarle, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Albemarle area at 68,830 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,240 households. Median household income in the Albemarle area is $60,704, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Albemarle area scores 43 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #359 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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