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Gyms and studios in Roane County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Roane County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $452 a household
Spending per listing
$858K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,317
−4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms and studios in Roane County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $452 per household (54% below the U.S. average), households in Roane County spend about $2.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $858K of household spending for each location on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Roane County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Roane County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Roane County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Roane 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Roane County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.39.714.9
Spending per listing$858K$614K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a3,5541,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.8%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$452$595$983
Median household income$45,778$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,317−4.8% since 2020
Households
5,704
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$45,778+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,771
Median home value
$122,100
Jobs located here
3,008
Daytime population
12,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Roane County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV832410.5$884K+9.2%#41 of 2,088
2Berkeley County, WV78336.5$1.1M+13.7%#87 of 2,088
3Preston County, WV6275.5$1M−0.6%#508 of 2,088
4Mineral County, WV5287.2$852K−0.4%#931 of 2,088
5Putnam County, WV512812.0$656K−1.0%#999 of 2,088
6Marshall County, WV4964.8$1.1M−4.4%#1,076 of 2,088
7Ohio County, WV49179.3$669K−4.4%#1,098 of 2,088
8Mason County, WV4754.9$1M−2.7%#1,194 of 2,088
9Lewis County, WV3668.6$700K−3.7%#1,606 of 2,088
10Randolph County, WV36109.4$591K−3.6%#1,609 of 2,088
Roane County, WVNot scored35.3$858K−4.8%

Other business types in Roane County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Roane County, WV?

Roane County has 3 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 Roane County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Roane County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.6M a year, or $452 per household. That is 54% below the U.S. average (an index of 46, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $858K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,704 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roane County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Roane County has 5.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $858K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Roane County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Roane County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 13,317 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,704 households. Median household income in Roane County is $45,778, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Roane County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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