Fitness and classes · Metro area · North Carolina
Gyms and studios in the Greenville, NC metro area
The gyms and studios in the Greenville, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #315 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 82
- 19 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +16.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $597 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 182,936
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Greenville metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #315 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 gyms and studios in the Greenville metro area. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Greenville metro area comes to about $44.5M a year: $597 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 82 gyms and studios, that is $543K per location, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Greenville metro area was 43 in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $638K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Greenville metro area. Population estimates show the Greenville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Greenville metro 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 | Greenville metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $531K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,733 | 1,675 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.2% | +6.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $597 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,188 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43+16.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 446
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $638K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Greenville 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 Greenville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 182,936+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 74,533
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 652 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $58,188+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,802
- Median home value
- $208,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,213
- Daytime population
- 183,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greenville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rocky Mount, NC | 62 | 47 | 8.0 | $718K | +2.8% | #86 of 387 |
| 2Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 51 | 153 | 10.2 | $585K | +3.2% | #183 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 49 | 50 | 10.5 | $552K | +3.8% | #202 of 387 |
| 4Raleigh-Cary, NC | 48 | 1,010 | 17.6 | $568K | +12.6% | #209 of 387 |
| 5Winston-Salem, NC | 47 | 321 | 11.4 | $580K | +5.3% | #220 of 387 |
| 6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 45 | 387 | 15.6 | $574K | +7.5% | #247 of 387 |
| 7Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 43 | 1,695 | 15.7 | $545K | +10.1% | #261 of 387 |
| 8Burlington, NC | 43 | 90 | 12.8 | $491K | +8.5% | #265 of 387 |
| 9Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 41 | 78 | 17.7 | $459K | +10.3% | #284 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 40 | 975 | 13.8 | $587K | +0.9% | #286 of 387 |
| 12Greenville, NC | 36 | 82 | 11.0 | $543K | +5.4% | #315 of 387 |
Other business types in the Greenville 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 classes36
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios27
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Greenville, NC metro area?
There are 82 gyms and studios on map listings in the Greenville metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Greenville, NC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $44.5M 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 82 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $543K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,533 households in the Greenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Greenville metro area has 11.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $543K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Greenville metro area would have about 67, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville metro area at 182,936 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,533 households. Median household income in the Greenville metro area is $58,188, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Greenville metro area scores 36 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas.
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