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Gyms in the Elmira, NY metro area
The gyms in the Elmira, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #386 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 34
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $721 a household
- Spending per listing
- $747K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Elmira metro area scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #386 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 gyms in the Elmira metro area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 18%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in the Elmira metro area spend about $25.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $721 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 gyms, that is $747K per gym, 43% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Elmira metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,712 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $430K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Elmira metro area. Population estimates show the Elmira metro area declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Elmira metro area 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 | Elmira metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $747K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,712 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $721 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 346 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $430K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Elmira 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 Elmira metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 68 | 201 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #49 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 62 | 251 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +1.9% | #84 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 60 | 5,336 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #98 of 387 |
| 4Kingston, NY | 55 | 53 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #138 of 387 |
| 5Utica-Rome, NY | 53 | 70 | 5.8 | $1.3M | −2.0% | #159 of 387 |
| 6Syracuse, NY | 49 | 190 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #200 of 387 |
| 7Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 46 | 31 | 6.5 | $1.1M | −3.9% | #234 of 387 |
| 8Binghamton, NY | 43 | 67 | 6.5 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #260 of 387 |
| 9Glens Falls, NY | 41 | 40 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −1.9% | #269 of 387 |
| 10Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 40 | 354 | 7.1 | $1.2M | −0.8% | #277 of 387 |
| 13Elmira, NY | 13 | 34 | 9.6 | $747K | −3.9% | #386 of 387 |
Other business types in the Elmira metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Elmira, NY metro area?
The Elmira metro area has 34 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 13 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 the Elmira, NY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $25.4M a year, or $721 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gyms on map listings, it comes to $747K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in the Elmira metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elmira, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Elmira metro area has 9.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $747K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Elmira metro area would have about 20, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,712 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Elmira, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elmira metro area at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in the Elmira metro area is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. The Elmira metro area scores 13 for gyms (low), #386 of 387 scored metro areas.
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