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Gyms and studios in Newport County, RI
How Newport County, RI 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,870 of 2,088 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 103
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $423K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Newport County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,870 of 2,088 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Newport County spend about $43.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,183 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $423K per location, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 103 gyms and studios on map listings in Newport County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 27.9 per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Newport County in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $304K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Newport County. Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Newport County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 19.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $423K | $509K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,271 | 1,265 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +5.8% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,183 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 29+20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $304K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 41 | 451 | 17.4 | $520K | +2.8% | #1,459 of 2,088 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 39 | 111 | 21.1 | $582K | 0.0% | #1,510 of 2,088 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 39 | 150 | 20.6 | $517K | +1.8% | #1,524 of 2,088 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 27 | 62 | 30.8 | $428K | −1.5% | #1,868 of 2,088 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 27 | 103 | 27.9 | $423K | −2.9% | #1,870 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Newport 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 classes27
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios27
- Martial arts and dance studios33
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Newport County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 gyms and studios in Newport County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $43.6M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $423K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Newport County has 27.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $423K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Newport County would have about 66, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 27 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,088 scored counties.
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