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Gyms in Worcester County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Worcester County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #935 of 1,792 scored counties
#18 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $20.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $970K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 gyms in Worcester County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 14% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $844 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Worcester County spend about $20.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $970K per gym, 25% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester County in 2023. That is one for every 3,448 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Worcester County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Worcester County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #935 of 1,792 scored counties and #18 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $970K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,448 | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $844 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents 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 |
| 18Worcester County, MD | 50 | 21 | 8.7 | $970K | +3.7% | #935 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Worcester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Worcester County, MD?
There are 21 gyms on map listings in Worcester County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 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 Worcester County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $20.4M a year, or $844 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms on map listings, it comes to $970K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Worcester County has 8.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $970K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Worcester County would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,448 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 50 for gyms (upper middle), #935 of 1,792 scored counties.
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