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Gyms and studios in Addison County, VT

How Addison County, VT 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #821 of 2,088 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $964 a household
Spending per listing
$627K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,048
+1.8% 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 23 gyms and studios in Addison County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $964 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Addison County spend about $14.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $627K of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Addison County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,138 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Addison County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Addison County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #821 of 2,088 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.

How Addison County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Addison County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureAddison CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.417.714.9
Spending per listing$627K$523K$662K
Households per official establishment2,1381,2961,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$964$927$983
Median household income$89,639$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5522

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 7
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Addison 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 Addison County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,048+1.8% since 2020
Households
14,966
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,233
Median home value
$361,200
Jobs located here
15,101
Daytime population
35,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Addison County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT8086.3$1.4M+2.4%#64 of 2,088
2Franklin County, VT702311.5$749K+2.3%#259 of 2,088
3Orleans County, VT63119.1$853K+0.7%#481 of 2,088
4Addison County, VT552315.4$627K+1.8%#821 of 2,088
5Windsor County, VT493714.6$640K−0.7%#1,104 of 2,088
6Chittenden County, VT3515121.1$513K+0.4%#1,657 of 2,088
7Washington County, VT285119.7$467K−0.2%#1,848 of 2,088
8Lamoille County, VT282420.1$441K+1.4%#1,854 of 2,088
9Caledonia County, VT272619.9$398K+0.8%#1,873 of 2,088
10Rutland County, VT275521.7$362K−1.4%#1,875 of 2,088

Other business types in Addison County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Addison County, VT?

There are 23 gyms and studios on map listings in Addison 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.4M a year, or $964 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $627K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Addison County, VT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Addison County has 15.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $627K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Addison County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,138 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Addison County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #821 of 2,088 scored counties.

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