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Gyms and studios in Dickenson County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Dickenson County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 13,236
- −6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms and studios in Dickenson County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.
At $441 per household (55% below the U.S. average), households in Dickenson County spend about $2.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.3M per location.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dickenson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Dickenson County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Dickenson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dickenson 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 | Dickenson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −6.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $441 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $47,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Dickenson 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 Dickenson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,236−6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,935
- Median age
- 46.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 330 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $47,254+57.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,167
- Median home value
- $102,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,377
- Daytime population
- 12,328Residents 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 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $1.3M | −6.0% |
Other business types in Dickenson 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 classes
- 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 Dickenson County, VA?
There are 2 gyms and studios on map listings in Dickenson County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dickenson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dickenson County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.6M a year, or $441 per household. That is 55% below the U.S. average (an index of 45, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,935 households in Dickenson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickenson County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dickenson County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dickenson County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Dickenson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Dickenson County at 13,236 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,935 households. Median household income in Dickenson County is $47,254, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 57.9%, 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. Dickenson County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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