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Gyms in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #229 of 1,792 scored counties
#7 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 84
- 29 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,167 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Dutchess County spend about $135.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 84 gyms on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. 29 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Dutchess County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,523 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $829K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Dutchess County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dutchess County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Dutchess County is 70 (upper middle), #229 of 1,792 scored counties and #7 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,523 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.8% | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,167 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 33All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 496
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8429 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $829K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents 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 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 gyms in Dutchess County. 29 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. 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 Dutchess County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $135.7M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Dutchess County has 7.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 104, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,523 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 70 for gyms (upper middle), #229 of 1,792 scored counties.
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