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Gyms in Nantucket County, MA

The gyms in Nantucket County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #921 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,665 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,758
+3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms in Nantucket County. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $1,665 per household (69% above the U.S. average), households in Nantucket County spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 8 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 16% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Nantucket County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 584 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 Nantucket County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Nantucket County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #921 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Nantucket County 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.

Gyms in Nantucket County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureNantucket CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.29.17.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5842,2643,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,665$1,248$983
Median household income$139,688$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 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 Nantucket 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 Nantucket County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,758+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,252
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
314
Median household income
$139,688+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$205,560
Median home value
$1,593,800
Jobs located here
6,570
Daytime population
13,667Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for gyms, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Nantucket County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, MA69165.1$1.6M−0.3%#243 of 1,792
2Bristol County, MA631747.4$1.3M+2.9%#428 of 1,792
3Worcester County, MA622998.9$1.3M+3.7%#460 of 1,792
4Hampshire County, MA62528.4$1.2M+10.4%#464 of 1,792
5Middlesex County, MA6165510.3$1.5M+2.8%#489 of 1,792
6Berkshire County, MA61457.8$1.2M−1.2%#504 of 1,792
7Plymouth County, MA591899.3$1.4M+3.5%#559 of 1,792
8Hampden County, MA591236.7$1.3M+0.2%#569 of 1,792
9Norfolk County, MA5830510.8$1.4M+2.2%#600 of 1,792
10Suffolk County, MA572698.2$1.4M+0.1%#639 of 1,792
14Nantucket County, MA50815.2$1.1M+3.6%#921 of 1,792

Other business types in Nantucket County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Nantucket County, MA?

Nantucket County has 8 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 9 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 Nantucket County, MA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.7M a year, or $1,665 per household. That is 69% above the U.S. average (an index of 169, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,252 households in Nantucket County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nantucket County, MA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Nantucket County has 15.2 gyms per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Nantucket County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 584 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Nantucket County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Nantucket County at 14,758 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,252 households. The median household income in Nantucket County is $139,688 a year, 73% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Nantucket County scores 50 for gyms (upper middle), #921 of 1,792 scored counties.

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