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Gyms and studios in Morgan County, WV
The gyms and studios in Morgan County, WV, 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
- $4.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $614 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 18,027
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 gyms and studios in Morgan County. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Morgan County comes to about $4.5M a year: $614 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per location.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Morgan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Morgan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Morgan County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Morgan County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 9.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $614K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,554 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.8% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $614 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,179 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
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
- 7The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,027+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,342
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $72,179+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,830
- Median home value
- $240,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,253
- Daytime population
- 12,615Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 83 | 24 | 10.5 | $884K | +9.2% | #41 of 2,088 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 78 | 33 | 6.5 | $1.1M | +13.7% | #87 of 2,088 |
| 3Preston County, WV | 62 | 7 | 5.5 | $1M | −0.6% | #508 of 2,088 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 52 | 8 | 7.2 | $852K | −0.4% | #931 of 2,088 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 51 | 28 | 12.0 | $656K | −1.0% | #999 of 2,088 |
| 6Marshall County, WV | 49 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.1M | −4.4% | #1,076 of 2,088 |
| 7Ohio County, WV | 49 | 17 | 9.3 | $669K | −4.4% | #1,098 of 2,088 |
| 8Mason County, WV | 47 | 5 | 4.9 | $1M | −2.7% | #1,194 of 2,088 |
| 9Lewis County, WV | 36 | 6 | 8.6 | $700K | −3.7% | #1,606 of 2,088 |
| 10Randolph County, WV | 36 | 10 | 9.4 | $591K | −3.6% | #1,609 of 2,088 |
| Morgan County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $2.3M | +5.5% |
Other business types in Morgan 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 classes
- Gyms
- 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 Morgan County, WV?
Morgan County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Morgan County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.5M a year, or $614 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,342 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Morgan County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Morgan County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Morgan County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 18,027 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,342 households. Median household income in Morgan County is $72,179, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Morgan County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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