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Gyms and studios in Lehigh County, PA
How Lehigh 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #525 of 2,088 scored counties
#15 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 179
- 30 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $769K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 179 gyms and studios in Lehigh County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $953 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Lehigh County spend about $137.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 179 gyms and studios, that is $769K per location, 16% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Lehigh County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lehigh County.
Population estimates show Lehigh County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lehigh County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #525 of 2,088 scored counties and #15 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $769K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,783 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $953 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 81+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,040
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17930 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 208The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents 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 |
| 15Lehigh County, PA | 62 | 179 | 12.4 | $769K | +2.7% | #525 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 classes62
- Gyms68
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios58
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Lehigh County, PA?
There are 179 gyms and studios on map listings in Lehigh County as of September 2026. 30 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $137.6M a year, or $953 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 179 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $769K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Lehigh County has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $769K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 208, against 179 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #525 of 2,088 scored counties.
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