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Gyms and studios in Nottoway County, VA
The gyms and studios in Nottoway County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,009 of 2,088 scored counties
#89 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $548 a household
- Spending per listing
- $341K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,796
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Nottoway County is 16 (low), #2,009 of 2,088 scored counties and #89 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nottoway County spend about $3.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $548 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That is about $341K of household spending for each location on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Nottoway County has 9 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Nottoway County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Nottoway County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nottoway 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 | Nottoway County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $341K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $548 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,261 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 50 |
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
- 91 chain location
- 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,796+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,611
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $63,261+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,152
- Median home value
- $167,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,560
- Daytime population
- 14,739Residents 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 |
| 89Nottoway County, VA | 16 | 9 | 16.0 | $341K | +1.0% | #2,009 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Nottoway 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 classes16
- Gyms17
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Nottoway County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in Nottoway County. One of them (11%) 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 Nottoway County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nottoway County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.1M a year, or $548 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $341K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,611 households in Nottoway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nottoway County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Nottoway County has 16.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $341K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Nottoway County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Nottoway County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Nottoway County at 15,796 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,611 households. The median household income in Nottoway County is $63,261 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Nottoway County scores 16 for gyms and studios (low), #2,009 of 2,088 scored counties.
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