Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms and studios in Halifax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Halifax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,148 of 2,088 scored counties
#48 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $515 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,447
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $515 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Halifax County spend about $7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $701K of household spending for each location on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 10 gyms and studios on map listings in Halifax County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Halifax County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,538 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Halifax County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Halifax County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,148 of 2,088 scored counties and #48 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Halifax 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 | Halifax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,538 | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $515 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,013 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $428K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,447−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,613
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $52,013+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,018
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,938
- Daytime population
- 29,978Residents 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 |
| 48Halifax County, VA | 48 | 10 | 7.3 | $701K | −1.4% | #1,148 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Halifax 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 classes48
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios26
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Halifax County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms and studios in Halifax County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Halifax County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7M a year, or $515 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $701K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,613 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Halifax County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Halifax County has 7.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $701K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Halifax County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,538 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Halifax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Halifax County at 33,447 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,613 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $52,013 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Halifax County scores 48 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,148 of 2,088 scored counties.
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