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Gyms and studios in Amherst County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Amherst County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,551 of 2,088 scored counties
#64 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 7 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $571K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Amherst County comes to about $8M a year: $630 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $571K per location, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Amherst County has 14 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Amherst County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $398K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Amherst County.
Population estimates show Amherst County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Amherst County is 38 (lower middle), #1,551 of 2,088 scored counties and #64 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $571K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $630 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 50 |
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
- 147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $398K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greene County, VA | 87 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +6.6% | #20 of 2,088 |
| 2Louisa County, VA | 86 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +13.6% | #21 of 2,088 |
| 3Poquoson city, VA | 84 | 6 | 12.7 | $847K | +6.6% | #37 of 2,088 |
| 4Frederick County, VA | 83 | 28 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +8.8% | #39 of 2,088 |
| 5Caroline County, VA | 83 | 10 | 8.3 | $972K | +11.3% | #40 of 2,088 |
| 6New Kent County, VA | 83 | 13 | 14.0 | $756K | +21.2% | #43 of 2,088 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 81 | 71 | 13.5 | $770K | +10.5% | #62 of 2,088 |
| 8Rockingham County, VA | 80 | 26 | 8.0 | $953K | +6.6% | #69 of 2,088 |
| 9Suffolk city, VA | 78 | 33 | 8.7 | $999K | +10.4% | #91 of 2,088 |
| 10King George County, VA | 78 | 15 | 14.8 | $715K | +10.5% | #99 of 2,088 |
| 64Amherst County, VA | 38 | 14 | 11.0 | $571K | +2.1% | #1,551 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Amherst 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 classes38
- Gyms28
- 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 Amherst County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gyms and studios in Amherst County. 7 of them (50%) 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 Amherst County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8M a year, or $630 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $571K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Amherst County has 11.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $571K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Amherst County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 38 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,551 of 2,088 scored counties.
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