Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms and studios in Chesapeake city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Chesapeake city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #898 of 2,088 scored counties
#43 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 126
- 33 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $690K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 gyms and studios in Chesapeake city. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Chesapeake city comes to about $87M a year: $929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $690K per location, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chesapeake city was 63 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,486 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #898 of 2,088 scored counties and #43 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $690K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,486 | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $929 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 63+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 991
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
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 |
| 43Chesapeake city, VA | 53 | 126 | 13.5 | $690K | +2.3% | #898 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 classes53
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios67
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Chesapeake city, VA?
There are 126 gyms and studios on map listings in Chesapeake city as of September 2026. 33 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $87M a year, or $929 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $690K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Chesapeake city has 13.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $690K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 131, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,486 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #898 of 2,088 scored counties.
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