Fitness and classes · Metro area · Rhode Island
Gyms and studios in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area
How the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 387 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 1,288
- 192 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 504
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $681.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $529K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,708,161
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Providence-Warwick metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #309 of 387 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,288 gyms and studios in the Providence-Warwick metro area. Of those, 192 are chain locations, or 15%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 19.1 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Providence-Warwick metro area comes to about $681.4M a year: $1,009 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $529K per location, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Providence-Warwick metro area was 504 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,340 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 44 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Providence-Warwick metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Providence-Warwick metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Providence-Warwick metro area 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 | Providence-Warwick metro area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 19.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $529K | $509K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,340 | 1,265 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +5.8% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,009 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $87,040 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 504+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,926
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,288192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,029The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 44
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Providence-Warwick metro area, 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 the Providence-Warwick metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,708,161+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 675,395
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,061
- Median household income
- $87,040+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,866
- Median home value
- $422,500
- Jobs located here
- 710,441
- Daytime population
- 1,584,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in the Providence-Warwick metro area
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 classes37
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios34
- Martial arts and dance studios31
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area?
The Providence-Warwick metro area has 1,288 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 192 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 504 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $681.4M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,288 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $529K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 675,395 households in the Providence-Warwick metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Providence-Warwick metro area has 19.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $529K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Providence-Warwick metro area would have about 1,029, against 1,288 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,340 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Providence-Warwick metro area at 1,708,161 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 675,395 households. Median household income in the Providence-Warwick metro area is $87,040, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Providence-Warwick metro area scores 37 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #309 of 387 scored metro areas.
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