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Gyms and studios in Armstrong County, PA
How Armstrong County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 2,088 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 25
- 5 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $788K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,698
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Armstrong County spend about $19.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $702 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $788K of household spending for each location on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Armstrong County has 25 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Armstrong County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,673 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Armstrong County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Armstrong County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #673 of 2,088 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Armstrong 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 | Armstrong County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $788K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,673 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $702 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,008 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $962K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,698−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 28,035
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $65,008+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,098
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,144
- Daytime population
- 50,841Residents 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 |
| 24Armstrong County, PA | 58 | 25 | 8.9 | $788K | −2.7% | #673 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Armstrong 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 classes58
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Armstrong County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 gyms and studios in Armstrong County. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Armstrong County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $19.7M a year, or $702 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $788K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,035 households in Armstrong County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Armstrong County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Armstrong County has 8.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $788K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Armstrong County would have about 30, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,673 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Armstrong County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Armstrong County at 63,698 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,035 households. The median household income in Armstrong County is $65,008 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. 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. Armstrong County scores 58 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #673 of 2,088 scored counties.
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