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Gyms in Warren County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #133 of 1,792 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
30
9 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
12
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$48.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,077 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,953
+3.2% 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

For gyms, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #133 of 1,792 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.

Households in Warren County spend about $48.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,077 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 30 gyms, that is $1.6M per gym, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Warren County has 30 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,783 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Warren County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.68.47.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,7832,3463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,077$1,238$983
Median household income$100,869$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
309 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,953+3.2% since 2020
Households
45,391
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$100,869+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,920
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
30,808
Daytime population
86,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for gyms, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Salem County, NJ77124.8$1.9M+2.3%#100 of 1,792
2Ocean County, NJ771496.1$1.7M+5.6%#102 of 1,792
3Warren County, NJ75306.6$1.6M+3.2%#133 of 1,792
4Middlesex County, NJ732006.5$2M+2.6%#159 of 1,792
5Passaic County, NJ73985.5$1.9M+1.6%#160 of 1,792
6Sussex County, NJ71508.7$1.5M+2.9%#209 of 1,792
7Hudson County, NJ701916.4$1.8M+1.8%#222 of 1,792
8Essex County, NJ702257.0$1.5M+4.2%#233 of 1,792
9Union County, NJ661607.9$1.6M+5.0%#312 of 1,792
10Somerset County, NJ651269.6$1.7M+3.5%#351 of 1,792

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Warren County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 gyms in Warren County. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

How much do households in Warren County, NJ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $48.9M a year, or $1,077 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 45,391 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Warren County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Warren County has 6.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Warren County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,783 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 112,953 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,391 households. Median household income in Warren County is $100,869, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Warren County scores 75 for gyms (high), #133 of 1,792 scored counties.

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