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Gyms and studios in Orange County, VT
The gyms and studios in Orange County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #64 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,002
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #64 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Households in Orange County spend about $11.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $873 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 gyms and studios, that is $1.4M per location, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 8 gyms and studios on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Orange County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Orange County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 17.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $523K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,296 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $873 | $927 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,232 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,002+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,742
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $82,232+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,249
- Median home value
- $271,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,731
- Daytime population
- 24,637Residents 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 |
Other business types in Orange 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 classes80
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Orange County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms and studios in Orange County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Orange County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Orange County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.1M a year, or $873 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,742 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, VT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Orange County has 6.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Orange County would have about 17, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Orange County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 30,002 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,742 households. The median household income in Orange County is $82,232 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. Orange County scores 80 for gyms and studios (high), #64 of 2,088 scored counties.
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