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Gyms in Rockland County, NY
The gyms in Rockland County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #250 of 1,792 scored counties
#8 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 91
- 26 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,323 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 357,397
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,323 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Rockland County spend about $137.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.5M per gym, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Rockland County has 91 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Rockland County was 41 in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,534 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 put the population change in Rockland County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Rockland County is 69 (upper middle), #250 of 1,792 scored counties and #8 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rockland 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 | Rockland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,534 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.6% | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,323 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $109,959 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 41All fitness and recreational sports centers · −19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 768
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 Rockland 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 Rockland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 357,397+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,879
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,968
- Median household income
- $109,959+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,075
- Median home value
- $596,900
- Jobs located here
- 131,530
- Daytime population
- 323,209Residents 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 Rockland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many gyms are in Rockland County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 gyms in Rockland County. 26 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 19.6% 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 Rockland County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $137.4M a year, or $1,323 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 103,879 households in Rockland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockland County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Rockland County has 8.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Rockland County would have about 106, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,534 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rockland County at 357,397 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,879 households. Median household income in Rockland County is $109,959, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Rockland County scores 69 for gyms (upper middle), #250 of 1,792 scored counties.
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