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Gyms in Cortland County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Cortland County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,352 of 1,792 scored counties
#53 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $899K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Cortland County is 36 (lower middle), #1,352 of 1,792 scored counties and #53 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $757 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $14.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $899K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 16 gyms on map listings in Cortland County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 38%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cortland County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,800 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. Population estimates show Cortland County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cortland County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Cortland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $899K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,800 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $757 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 84 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #38 of 1,792 |
| 2Rensselaer County, NY | 81 | 25 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −0.2% | #53 of 1,792 |
| 3Queens County, NY | 76 | 276 | 3.3 | $3.1M | −1.1% | #115 of 1,792 |
| 4Richmond County, NY | 74 | 100 | 5.9 | $2M | +1.3% | #141 of 1,792 |
| 5Kings County, NY | 72 | 394 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −2.5% | #176 of 1,792 |
| 6Tioga County, NY | 71 | 8 | 3.9 | $2.1M | −1.9% | #197 of 1,792 |
| 7Dutchess County, NY | 70 | 84 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #229 of 1,792 |
| 8Rockland County, NY | 69 | 91 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +5.9% | #250 of 1,792 |
| 9Oswego County, NY | 69 | 25 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #253 of 1,792 |
| 10Madison County, NY | 68 | 13 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #264 of 1,792 |
| 53Cortland County, NY | 36 | 16 | 8.4 | $899K | −1.9% | #1,352 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Cortland 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 Cortland County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms in Cortland County. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 Cortland County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.4M a year, or $757 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $899K 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 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cortland County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Cortland County has 8.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $899K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Cortland County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,800 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 36 for gyms (lower middle), #1,352 of 1,792 scored counties.
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