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Gyms and studios in Martinsville city, VA

How Martinsville 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,846 of 2,088 scored counties
#76 of 95 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
Spending per listing
$488K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,849
+2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Martinsville city is 28 (lower middle), #1,846 of 2,088 scored counties and #76 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Martinsville city spend about $2.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $513 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms and studios, that is $488K per location, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Martinsville city has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Martinsville city, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Martinsville city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martinsville 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Martinsville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMartinsville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.514.214.9
Spending per listing$488K$674K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4781,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$513$960$983
Median household income$46,727$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2850

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
61 chain location
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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville city

Population, 2025 estimate
13,849+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,711
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
11 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,247
Median household income
$46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,985
Median home value
$98,400
Jobs located here
8,670
Daytime population
16,559Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Martinsville city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greene County, VA8756.2$1.4M+6.6%#20 of 2,088
2Louisa County, VA8663.9$2.1M+13.6%#21 of 2,088
3Poquoson city, VA84612.7$847K+6.6%#37 of 2,088
4Frederick County, VA83287.9$1.2M+8.8%#39 of 2,088
5Caroline County, VA83108.3$972K+11.3%#40 of 2,088
6New Kent County, VA831314.0$756K+21.2%#43 of 2,088
7Spotsylvania County, VA817113.5$770K+10.5%#62 of 2,088
8Rockingham County, VA80268.0$953K+6.6%#69 of 2,088
9Suffolk city, VA78338.7$999K+10.4%#91 of 2,088
10King George County, VA781514.8$715K+10.5%#99 of 2,088
76Martinsville city, VA28610.5$488K+2.8%#1,846 of 2,088

Other business types in Martinsville city

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Martinsville city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Martinsville city. One of them (17%) 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 Martinsville city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Martinsville city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.9M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $488K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Martinsville city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Martinsville city has 10.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $488K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,846 of 2,088 scored counties.

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