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Gyms and studios in Adams County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Adams County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #80 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 39
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $944K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,594
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Adams County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #80 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Households in Adams County spend about $36.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $902 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 gyms and studios, that is $944K per location, 43% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Adams County has 39 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Adams County in 2023. That is one for every 3,713 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $237K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Adams County. Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Adams County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $944K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,713 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $902 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,092 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $880K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $237K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,594+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 40,841
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,363
- Median home value
- $268,500
- Jobs located here
- 31,894
- Daytime population
- 87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 79 | 39 | 9.5 | $944K | +3.6% | #80 of 2,088 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 78 | 29 | 12.0 | $764K | +7.2% | #98 of 2,088 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 75 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #133 of 2,088 |
| 4York County, PA | 71 | 196 | 10.8 | $851K | +3.6% | #233 of 2,088 |
| 5Franklin County, PA | 68 | 57 | 9.0 | $932K | +3.0% | #304 of 2,088 |
| 6Lancaster County, PA | 68 | 234 | 11.0 | $877K | +1.9% | #311 of 2,088 |
| 7Mifflin County, PA | 66 | 11 | 5.9 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #364 of 2,088 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 66 | 51 | 9.0 | $949K | +2.2% | #367 of 2,088 |
| 9Carbon County, PA | 66 | 25 | 9.2 | $807K | +1.7% | #377 of 2,088 |
| 10Juniata County, PA | 65 | 5 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #393 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Adams 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 classes79
- Gyms84
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios69
- Martial arts and dance studios79
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Adams County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 gyms and studios in Adams County. 2 of them (5%) 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 Adams County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.8M a year, or $902 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $944K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Adams County has 9.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $944K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Adams County would have about 56, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,713 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 79 for gyms and studios (high), #80 of 2,088 scored counties.
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