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Gyms in Dorchester County, MD
How Dorchester County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #309 of 1,792 scored counties
#9 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $633 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dorchester County spend about $8.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $633 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $1.7M per gym, 32% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 5 gyms on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Dorchester County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Dorchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Dorchester County is 66 (upper middle), #309 of 1,792 scored counties and #9 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dorchester County 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 | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $633 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 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 and recreational sports centers in Dorchester 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents 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 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Dorchester County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Dorchester County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Dorchester County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dorchester County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.6M a year, or $633 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 13,546 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Dorchester County has 3.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Dorchester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in Dorchester County is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Dorchester County scores 66 for gyms (upper middle), #309 of 1,792 scored counties.
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