Fitness and classes · County · Maryland
Gyms in Talbot County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Talbot County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,523 of 1,792 scored counties
#23 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $612K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Talbot County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,523 of 1,792 scored counties and #23 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms in Talbot County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 14.6 for every 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $894 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Talbot County spend about $14.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $612K per gym, 53% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Talbot County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talbot County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $612K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,054 | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $894 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 23Talbot County, MD | 29 | 24 | 14.6 | $612K | +2.0% | #1,523 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Talbot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Talbot County, MD?
Talbot County has 24 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.7M a year, or $894 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms on map listings, it comes to $612K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Talbot County has 14.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $612K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Talbot County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 29 for gyms (lower middle), #1,523 of 1,792 scored counties.
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