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Gyms in Tompkins County, NY
How Tompkins County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,390 of 1,792 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 45
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $39.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $876K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Tompkins County is 35 (lower middle), #1,390 of 1,792 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 gyms in Tompkins County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 37% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $911 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Tompkins County spend about $39.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $876K per gym, 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Tompkins County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,884 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 $680K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Tompkins County. Population estimates show Tompkins County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tompkins 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 | Tompkins County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $876K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,884 | 3,084 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $911 | $1,071 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 15All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 454 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $680K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents 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 |
| 54Tompkins County, NY | 35 | 45 | 10.4 | $876K | −1.4% | #1,390 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, NY?
There are 45 gyms on map listings in Tompkins County as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 15 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 Tompkins County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $39.4M a year, or $911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 gyms on map listings, it comes to $876K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Tompkins County has 10.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $876K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 30, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,884 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,390 of 1,792 scored counties.
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