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Gyms in Richmond County, NY
The gyms in Richmond County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #141 of 1,792 scored counties
#4 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 100
- 31 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $197.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 501,290
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Richmond County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #141 of 1,792 scored counties and #4 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Richmond County comes to about $197.4M a year: $1,156 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 100 gyms on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 31%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,881 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, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Richmond County. Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,881 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.2% | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,156 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $98,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 44All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 558
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10031 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 501,290+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 170,777
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8,604
- Median household income
- $98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,747
- Median home value
- $675,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,021
- Daytime population
- 400,150Residents 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 gyms in Richmond County. 31 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 10.2% 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 Richmond County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $197.4M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Richmond County has 5.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Richmond County would have about 152, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,881 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 74 for gyms (upper middle), #141 of 1,792 scored counties.
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