Fitness and classes · County · Pennsylvania
Gyms and studios in Lackawanna County, PA
How Lackawanna 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,682 of 2,088 scored counties
#57 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 150
- 18 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $450K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,502
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Lackawanna County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,682 of 2,088 scored counties and #57 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $765 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Lackawanna County spend about $67.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 150 gyms and studios, that is $450K per location, 32% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 150 gyms and studios on map listings in Lackawanna County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Lackawanna County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,207 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $717K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lackawanna County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lackawanna County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lackawanna 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 | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $450K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,207 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $765 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,223 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 40+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 531
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $717K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,502+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 88,263
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 471
- Median household income
- $66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,204
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,186
- Daytime population
- 217,834Residents 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 |
| 57Lackawanna County, PA | 34 | 150 | 17.0 | $450K | +0.5% | #1,682 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Lackawanna 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 classes34
- Gyms45
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios37
- Martial arts and dance studios35
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Lackawanna County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 150 gyms and studios in Lackawanna County. 18 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Lackawanna County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $67.5M a year, or $765 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 150 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $450K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lackawanna County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Lackawanna County has 17.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $450K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lackawanna County would have about 102, against 150 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,207 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 34 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,682 of 2,088 scored counties.
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