Fitness and classes · County · West Virginia
Gyms and studios in Wetzel County, WV
How Wetzel County, WV 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 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,076 of 2,088 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $556 a household
- Spending per listing
- $377K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,734
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Wetzel County is 7 (very low), #2,076 of 2,088 scored counties and #28 of 30 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $556 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Wetzel County spend about $3.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 9 gyms and studios, that is $377K per location, 43% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Wetzel 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 comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wetzel County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wetzel County. Population estimates show Wetzel County declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wetzel 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 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 9.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $377K | $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 | −4.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $556 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,836 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 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
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,734−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,113
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,103
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,984
- Daytime population
- 12,900Residents 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 |
| 28Wetzel County, WV | 7 | 9 | 14.7 | $377K | −4.6% | #2,076 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Wetzel 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 classes7
- Gyms6
- 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 Wetzel County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wetzel County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.4M a year, or $556 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $377K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wetzel County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Wetzel County has 14.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $377K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Wetzel County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Wetzel County scores 7 for gyms and studios (very low), #2,076 of 2,088 scored counties.
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