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Gyms and studios in Middlesex County, VA

The gyms and studios in Middlesex County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$3.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $692 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,841
+2.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Middlesex County comes to about $3.3M a year: $692 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 gyms and studios, that is $1.7M per location.

There are 2 gyms and studios on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Middlesex County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Middlesex County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Middlesex 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Middlesex County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMiddlesex CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.214.214.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$674K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4781,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$692$960$983
Median household income$75,060$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
5The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,841+2.2% since 2020
Households
4,772
Median age
53.7
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$75,060+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,353
Median home value
$352,200
Jobs located here
3,164
Daytime population
8,640Residents 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 Middlesex County 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
Middlesex County, VANot scored24.2$1.7M+2.2%

Other business types in Middlesex County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Middlesex County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 gyms and studios in Middlesex County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Middlesex County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Middlesex County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.3M a year, or $692 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,772 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Middlesex County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Middlesex County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Middlesex County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Middlesex County at 10,841 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,772 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $75,060 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Middlesex County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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