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Gyms and studios in Cumberland County, PA

How Cumberland 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,231 of 2,088 scored counties
#47 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
200
34 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
74
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $987 a household
Spending per listing
$525K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,270
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cumberland County comes to about $105.1M a year: $987 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $525K per location, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Cumberland County has 200 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland County in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,438 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,231 of 2,088 scored counties and #47 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Cumberland 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Cumberland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.813.914.9
Spending per listing$525K$668K$662K
Households per official establishment1,4381,8341,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+3.5%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$987$926$983
Median household income$87,494$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4749

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 74+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
946
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20034 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$6.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
277,270+6.5% since 2020
Households
106,427
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
546 sq. mi.
People per square mile
492
Median household income
$87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,877
Median home value
$277,600
Jobs located here
138,979
Daytime population
287,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA79399.5$944K+3.6%#80 of 2,088
2Pike County, PA782912.0$764K+7.2%#98 of 2,088
3Perry County, PA7584.4$1.9M+2.1%#133 of 2,088
4York County, PA7119610.8$851K+3.6%#233 of 2,088
5Franklin County, PA68579.0$932K+3.0%#304 of 2,088
6Lancaster County, PA6823411.0$877K+1.9%#311 of 2,088
7Mifflin County, PA66115.9$1.1M0.0%#364 of 2,088
8Lebanon County, PA66519.0$949K+2.2%#367 of 2,088
9Carbon County, PA66259.2$807K+1.7%#377 of 2,088
10Juniata County, PA6555.5$1.3M−0.3%#393 of 2,088
47Cumberland County, PA4720018.8$525K+6.5%#1,231 of 2,088

Other business types in Cumberland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Cumberland County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 gyms and studios in Cumberland County. 34 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $105.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $525K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Cumberland County has 18.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $525K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 159, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,438 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,231 of 2,088 scored counties.

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