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Gyms and studios in Venango County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Venango County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #439 of 2,088 scored counties
#12 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $637 a household
Spending per listing
$974K
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,346
−2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gyms and studios in Venango County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 56% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $637 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Venango County spend about $13.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 14 gyms and studios, that is $974K per location, 47% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Venango County in 2023. That is one for every 7,132 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Venango County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Venango County is 64 (upper middle), #439 of 2,088 scored counties and #12 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Venango 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 Venango County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureVenango CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.513.914.9
Spending per listing$974K$668K$662K
Households per official establishment7,1321,8341,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$637$926$983
Median household income$61,522$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
176
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Venango 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 Venango County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,346−2.0% since 2020
Households
21,397
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
674 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$61,522+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,995
Median home value
$119,800
Jobs located here
16,142
Daytime population
45,367Residents 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 Venango 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
12Venango County, PA64146.5$974K−2.0%#439 of 2,088

Other business types in Venango County

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

Questions

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

There are 14 gyms and studios on map listings in Venango County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $637 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $974K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,397 households in Venango County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Venango County has 6.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $974K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Venango County would have about 21, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,132 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Venango County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Venango County at 49,346 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,397 households. Median household income in Venango County is $61,522, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Venango County scores 64 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #439 of 2,088 scored counties.

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