Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms and studios in Falls Church city, VA
How Falls Church city, 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,719 of 2,088 scored counties
#73 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 39
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $235K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.2
- 4.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Falls Church city has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,719 of 2,088 scored counties and #73 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,462 per household (49% above the U.S. average), households in Falls Church city spend about $9.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $235K of household spending for each location on map listings, 64% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Falls Church city has 39 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 62.2 for every 10,000 households, 4.2 times the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Falls Church city was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 784 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Falls Church city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Falls Church city grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.2 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $235K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 784 | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,462 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 398 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents 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 |
| 73Falls Church city, VA | 33 | 39 | 62.2 | $235K | +3.3% | #1,719 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Falls Church 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 classes33
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios31
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Falls Church city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 gyms and studios in Falls Church city. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.2M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 49% above the U.S. average (an index of 149, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $235K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Falls Church city has 62.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4.2 times the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $235K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 14, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 33 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,719 of 2,088 scored counties.
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