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Gyms and studios in Wayne County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Wayne County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,297 of 2,088 scored counties
#49 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $631K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,703
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms and studios in Wayne County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Wayne County comes to about $15.1M a year: $725 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gyms and studios, that is $631K per location, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wayne County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,088 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Wayne County is 45 (lower middle), #1,297 of 2,088 scored counties and #49 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $631K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,088 | 1,834 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $725 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,381 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $947K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,703+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,877
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $62,381+11.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,112
- Median home value
- $242,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,421
- Daytime population
- 42,957Residents 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 |
| 49Wayne County, PA | 45 | 24 | 11.5 | $631K | +1.1% | #1,297 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 classes45
- Gyms54
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Wayne County, PA?
Wayne County has 24 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.1M a year, or $725 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $631K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,877 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Wayne County has 11.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $631K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Wayne County would have about 23, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,088 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 51,703 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,877 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $62,381, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,297 of 2,088 scored counties.
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