Fitness and classes · Small-town market · New York
Gyms in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 506 scored small-town markets
#10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 31
- 13 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $651 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area comes to about $34.7M a year: $651 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 31 gyms on map listings in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area as of September 2026. 13 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area in 2023. That is one for every 8,899 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 the Jamestown-Dunkirk area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is 55 (upper middle), #200 of 506 scored small-town markets and #10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 | Jamestown-Dunkirk area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 8,899 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $651 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 90 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #5 of 506 |
| 2Plattsburgh, NY | 72 | 17 | 5.1 | $1.5M | −2.0% | #38 of 506 |
| 3Auburn, NY | 68 | 15 | 4.8 | $1.6M | −2.3% | #59 of 506 |
| 4Amsterdam, NY | 68 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #61 of 506 |
| 5Gloversville, NY | 67 | 11 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −1.6% | #68 of 506 |
| 6Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 66 | 21 | 5.0 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #77 of 506 |
| 7Corning, NY | 63 | 21 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #112 of 506 |
| 8Hudson, NY | 60 | 15 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #142 of 506 |
| 9Oneonta, NY | 60 | 14 | 6.0 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #144 of 506 |
| 10Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 55 | 31 | 5.8 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #200 of 506 |
Other business types in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 gyms in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. 13 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $34.7M a year, or $651 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 53,393 households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 5.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area would have about 27, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,899 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Jamestown-Dunkirk area at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. Median household income in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is $58,351, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #200 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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