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Gyms and studios in Clarke County, VA
The gyms and studios in Clarke County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #613 of 2,088 scored counties
#33 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $565K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,609
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clarke County spend about $6.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,055 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $565K per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 11 gyms and studios on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Clarke County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clarke County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #613 of 2,088 scored counties and #33 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Clarke 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 | Clarke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $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 | +5.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,055 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $117,111 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 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
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,609+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,890
- Median age
- 48.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $117,111+46.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,793
- Median home value
- $550,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,824
- Daytime population
- 10,938Residents 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 |
| 33Clarke County, VA | 60 | 11 | 18.7 | $565K | +5.4% | #613 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 classes60
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- 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 Clarke County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gyms and studios in Clarke County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clarke County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.2M a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $565K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,890 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Clarke County has 18.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $565K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Clarke County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Clarke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,609 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,890 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $117,111 a year, 45% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.3% 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. Clarke County scores 60 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #613 of 2,088 scored counties.
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