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Gyms and studios in Bennington County, VT
How Bennington 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,887 of 2,088 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $475K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Bennington County is 26 (lower middle), #1,887 of 2,088 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gyms and studios in Bennington County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Bennington County comes to about $13.3M a year: $888 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $475K of household spending for each location on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $171K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bennington County. Population estimates put the population change in Bennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington 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.
| Measure | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 17.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $475K | $523K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,071 | 1,296 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $888 | $927 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $171K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bennington 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 Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 80 | 8 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #64 of 2,088 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 70 | 23 | 11.5 | $749K | +2.3% | #259 of 2,088 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 63 | 11 | 9.1 | $853K | +0.7% | #481 of 2,088 |
| 4Addison County, VT | 55 | 23 | 15.4 | $627K | +1.8% | #821 of 2,088 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 49 | 37 | 14.6 | $640K | −0.7% | #1,104 of 2,088 |
| 6Chittenden County, VT | 35 | 151 | 21.1 | $513K | +0.4% | #1,657 of 2,088 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 28 | 51 | 19.7 | $467K | −0.2% | #1,848 of 2,088 |
| 8Lamoille County, VT | 28 | 24 | 20.1 | $441K | +1.4% | #1,854 of 2,088 |
| 9Caledonia County, VT | 27 | 26 | 19.9 | $398K | +0.8% | #1,873 of 2,088 |
| 10Rutland County, VT | 27 | 55 | 21.7 | $362K | −1.4% | #1,875 of 2,088 |
| 11Bennington County, VT | 26 | 28 | 18.7 | $475K | −1.8% | #1,887 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Bennington 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 classes26
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios15
- Martial arts and dance studios45
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Bennington County, VT?
Bennington County has 28 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.3M a year, or $888 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $475K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Bennington County has 18.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $475K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Bennington County would have about 20, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 26 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,887 of 2,088 scored counties.
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