Fitness and classes · County · Maryland
Gyms in Baltimore city, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Baltimore city, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #981 of 1,792 scored counties
#19 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 141
- 29 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $173.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Baltimore city spend about $173.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $678 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 141 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 141 gyms on map listings in Baltimore city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Baltimore city in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,735 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Baltimore city.
Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Baltimore city scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #981 of 1,792 scored counties and #19 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,735 | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.5% | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $678 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 54All fitness and recreational sports centers · −8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Baltimore 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 89 | 37 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #18 of 1,792 |
| 2Queen Anne’s County, MD | 81 | 16 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +8.8% | #62 of 1,792 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 80 | 27 | 8.1 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #71 of 1,792 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 79 | 175 | 5.0 | $2M | +0.5% | #77 of 1,792 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #84 of 1,792 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 74 | 25 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #151 of 1,792 |
| 7Frederick County, MD | 72 | 84 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #190 of 1,792 |
| 8Harford County, MD | 67 | 70 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #287 of 1,792 |
| 9Dorchester County, MD | 66 | 5 | 3.7 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #309 of 1,792 |
| 10Montgomery County, MD | 65 | 265 | 6.8 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #344 of 1,792 |
| 19Baltimore city, MD | 48 | 141 | 5.5 | $1.2M | −2.3% | #981 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
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Questions
How many gyms are in Baltimore city, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 gyms in Baltimore city. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $173.3M a year, or $678 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Baltimore city has 5.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 133, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,735 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 48 for gyms (lower middle), #981 of 1,792 scored counties.
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