Market rankings · Delaware
Gyms in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for gyms, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 294
- 90 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $336.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #47 of 51
- Market score 37 · Lower middle
A site report maps the gyms on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 294 gyms in Delaware. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Delaware comes to about $336.8M a year: $838 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Delaware was 170 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,365 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 5.8% over the same years. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Delaware.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #47 for gyms, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (52). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 62.
Every market in Delaware for gyms
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 1,977 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #168 of 387 |
| 1Dover, DE | 38 | 47 | 6.6 | $1M | +6.8% | #300 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 62 | 77 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +16.1% | #128 of 506 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 59 | 77 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +16.1% | #582 of 1,792 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 49 | 170 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #949 of 1,792 |
| 3Kent County, DE | 45 | 47 | 6.6 | $1M | +6.8% | #1,097 of 1,792 |
Questions
How many gyms are in Delaware?
There are 294 gyms on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 90 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Delaware spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $336.8M a year, or $838 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 294 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Delaware has 7.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Delaware would have about 259, against 294 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,365 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for gyms?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 62 (upper middle). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Sussex County scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 37 for gyms (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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