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Gyms and studios in Smyth County, VA
How Smyth 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,956 of 2,088 scored counties
#86 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $577K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,882
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Smyth County is 21 (low), #1,956 of 2,088 scored counties and #86 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $502 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Smyth County spend about $6.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 11 gyms and studios, that is $577K per location, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 11 gyms and studios on map listings in Smyth County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Smyth County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Smyth County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Smyth 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 | Smyth County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $577K | $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 | −3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $502 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $49,883 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 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
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Smyth 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 Smyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,882−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,659
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $49,883+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,477
- Median home value
- $139,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,597
- Daytime population
- 29,033Residents 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 |
| 86Smyth County, VA | 21 | 11 | 8.7 | $577K | −3.0% | #1,956 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Smyth 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 classes21
- Gyms9
- 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 Smyth County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gyms and studios in Smyth County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Smyth County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Smyth County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.3M a year, or $502 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $577K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,659 households in Smyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smyth County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Smyth County has 8.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $577K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Smyth County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Smyth County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Smyth County at 28,882 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,659 households. The median household income in Smyth County is $49,883 a year, 38% 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. Smyth County scores 21 for gyms and studios (low), #1,956 of 2,088 scored counties.
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