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Gyms and studios in Indiana County, PA
How Indiana 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,526 of 2,088 scored counties
#53 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 43
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $664 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,878
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Indiana County comes to about $21.6M a year: $664 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $501K per location, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Indiana County has 43 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Indiana County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 3,610 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Indiana County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Indiana County is 39 (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,088 scored counties and #53 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Indiana 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 | Indiana County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,610 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $664 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Indiana 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 Indiana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,878−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,487
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,985
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,392
- Daytime population
- 79,217Residents 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 |
| 53Indiana County, PA | 39 | 43 | 13.2 | $501K | −0.3% | #1,526 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Indiana 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 classes39
- Gyms38
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Indiana County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 gyms and studios in Indiana County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Indiana County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.6M a year, or $664 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $501K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,487 households in Indiana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Indiana County has 13.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $501K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Indiana County would have about 33, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,610 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Indiana County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Indiana County at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in Indiana County is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Indiana County scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,088 scored counties.
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