Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms and studios in Virginia Beach city, VA
The gyms and studios in Virginia Beach city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,850 of 2,088 scored counties
#77 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 351
- 73 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 140
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $161.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $461K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Virginia Beach city has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,850 of 2,088 scored counties and #77 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Virginia Beach city comes to about $161.7M a year: $899 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $461K of household spending for each location on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 351 gyms and studios on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. 73 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Virginia Beach city in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,285 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $10.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Virginia Beach city. Population estimates show Virginia Beach city declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Virginia Beach 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.
| Measure | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $461K | $674K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,285 | 1,478 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.7% | +6.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $899 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 119 → 140+17.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,695
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 244The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $10.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 |
| 77Virginia Beach city, VA | 28 | 351 | 19.5 | $461K | −1.3% | #1,850 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
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 classes28
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios29
- Martial arts and dance studios29
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 351 gyms and studios in Virginia Beach city. 73 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $161.7M a year, or $899 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 351 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $461K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Virginia Beach city has 19.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $461K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 244, against 351 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,285 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,850 of 2,088 scored counties.
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