Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Ohio
Gyms and studios in the Portsmouth, OH area
How the Portsmouth, OH area compares with other small-town markets 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 #224 of 535 scored small-town markets
#19 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $658K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,365
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Portsmouth area comes to about $18.4M a year: $638 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 gyms and studios, that is $658K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Portsmouth area has 28 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Portsmouth area in 2023. That is one for every 7,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $225K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Portsmouth area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Portsmouth area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Portsmouth area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #224 of 535 scored small-town markets and #19 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Portsmouth area compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Portsmouth area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $658K | $697K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,216 | 2,215 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $638 | $884 | $983 |
| Median household income | $50,609 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $197K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $225K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,365−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,864
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,152
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,365
- Daytime population
- 67,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Portsmouth area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 78 | 28 | 11.9 | $719K | +1.9% | #20 of 535 |
| 2New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 71 | 32 | 8.3 | $870K | −0.9% | #44 of 535 |
| 3Defiance, OH | 71 | 14 | 9.1 | $838K | +0.1% | #45 of 535 |
| 4Findlay, OH | 70 | 35 | 11.1 | $769K | +0.1% | #51 of 535 |
| 5Greenville, OH | 67 | 20 | 9.4 | $800K | −0.7% | #77 of 535 |
| 6Gallipolis, OH | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #83 of 535 |
| 7Bucyrus, OH | 65 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #88 of 535 |
| 8Coshocton, OH | 65 | 12 | 8.1 | $813K | +1.6% | #94 of 535 |
| 9Sidney, OH | 64 | 17 | 9.0 | $946K | −0.2% | #100 of 535 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 63 | 18 | 9.2 | $872K | +0.4% | #118 of 535 |
| 19Portsmouth, OH | 54 | 28 | 9.7 | $658K | −3.4% | #224 of 535 |
Other business types in the Portsmouth 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
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Portsmouth, OH area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 gyms and studios in the Portsmouth area. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Portsmouth, OH area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.4M a year, or $638 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $658K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,864 households in the Portsmouth area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Portsmouth, OH area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Portsmouth area has 9.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $658K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Portsmouth, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Portsmouth area at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. The median household income in the Portsmouth area is $50,609 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. 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 Portsmouth area scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #224 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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