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Gyms and studios in Perry County, PA
The gyms and studios in Perry County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #133 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 70% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,806
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Perry County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #133 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gyms and studios in Perry County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 70% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Perry County spend about $15.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $842 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Perry County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,050 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Perry County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,050 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $842 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,444 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,806+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,299
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $79,444+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,124
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,141
- Daytime population
- 33,307Residents 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 |
Other business types in Perry 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 classes75
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios67
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Perry County, PA?
There are 8 gyms and studios on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Perry County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.4M a year, or $842 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,299 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Perry County has 4.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.9M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Perry County would have about 23, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,050 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Perry County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 46,806 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,299 households. Median household income in Perry County is $79,444, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Perry County scores 75 for gyms and studios (high), #133 of 2,088 scored counties.
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