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Gyms and studios in Buckingham County, VA
How Buckingham County, VA 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,197 of 2,088 scored counties
#52 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $556 a household
- Spending per listing
- $698K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,137
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Buckingham County spend about $3.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $556 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That is about $698K of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in Buckingham County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Buckingham County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buckingham County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Buckingham County is 47 (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,088 scored counties and #52 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Buckingham 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 | Buckingham County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $698K | $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 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $556 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,828 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,137+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,274
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,828+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,646
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,142
- Daytime population
- 13,335Residents 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 |
| 52Buckingham County, VA | 47 | 5 | 8.0 | $698K | +1.9% | #1,197 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Buckingham 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 classes47
- 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 Buckingham County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms and studios in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Buckingham County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.5M a year, or $556 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $698K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,274 households in Buckingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buckingham County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Buckingham County has 8.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $698K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Buckingham County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Buckingham County at 17,137 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,274 households. The median household income in Buckingham County is $60,828 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Buckingham County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,088 scored counties.
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