Fitness and classes · Metro area · Massachusetts
Gyms in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area
How the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 52
- 13 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,065
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 gyms in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area spend about $63.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,020 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 52 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 6% 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 the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area was 24 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,588 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.
Population estimates show the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #118 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.
How the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Amherst Town-Northampton metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 9.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,588 | 2,264 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | −3.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,020 | $1,248 | $983 |
| Median household income | $87,001 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area, 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 the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,065+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,114
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 307
- Median household income
- $87,001
- Average household income
- $117,338
- Median home value
- $390,300
- Jobs located here
- 70,980
- Daytime population
- 165,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for gyms, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Worcester, MA | 58 | 299 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +3.7% | #117 of 387 |
| 2Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 58 | 52 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +10.4% | #118 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, MA | 57 | 123 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #124 of 387 |
| 4Pittsfield, MA | 57 | 45 | 7.8 | $1.2M | −1.2% | #126 of 387 |
| 5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 55 | 1,897 | 9.8 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #139 of 387 |
| 6Barnstable Town, MA | 51 | 95 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #179 of 387 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 49 | 556 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #201 of 387 |
Other business types in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area?
There are 52 gyms on map listings in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 9.1% 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 the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $63.4M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,114 households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area has 8.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area would have about 49, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,588 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area is $87,001 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 58 for gyms (upper middle), #118 of 387 scored metro areas.
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