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Gyms and studios in Loudoun County, VA
How Loudoun County, 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #562 of 2,088 scored counties
#30 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 321
- 73 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 180
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $236M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,650 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 449,749
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 321 gyms and studios in Loudoun County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.4, 50% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Loudoun County comes to about $236M a year: $1,650 per household, 68% above the U.S. average. That works out to $735K per location, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Loudoun County in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 795 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Loudoun County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Loudoun County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Loudoun County is 61 (upper middle), #562 of 2,088 scored counties and #30 of 95 scored counties in Virginia.
How Loudoun 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 | Loudoun County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.4 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 795 | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.1% | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,650 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $181,765 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173 → 180+4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 357The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $7.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 449,749+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,032
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 840
- Median household income
- $181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $214,797
- Median home value
- $743,800
- Jobs located here
- 195,681
- Daytime population
- 393,488Residents 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 |
| 30Loudoun County, VA | 61 | 321 | 22.4 | $735K | +6.4% | #562 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Loudoun 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 classes61
- Gyms69
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Loudoun County, VA?
There are 321 gyms and studios on map listings in Loudoun County as of September 2026. 73 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Loudoun County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $236M a year, or $1,650 per household. That is 68% above the U.S. average (an index of 168, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 321 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $735K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudoun County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Loudoun County has 22.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $735K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 357, against 321 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 795 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 61 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #562 of 2,088 scored counties.
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