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Gyms in Cambria County, PA
How Cambria County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,426 of 1,792 scored counties
#53 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 42
- 14 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $36.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $878K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Cambria County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,426 of 1,792 scored counties and #53 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 gyms in Cambria County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 33%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $659 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $36.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $878K per gym, 32% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Cambria County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,306 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $249K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cambria County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cambria County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cambria County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Cambria County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $878K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,306 | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $659 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $249K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cambria 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 Cambria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 88 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +7.2% | #21 of 1,792 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 84 | 18 | 4.4 | $2M | +3.6% | #41 of 1,792 |
| 3York County, PA | 74 | 103 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #148 of 1,792 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 73 | 30 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #164 of 1,792 |
| 5Lancaster County, PA | 69 | 129 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #246 of 1,792 |
| 6Berks County, PA | 68 | 86 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #265 of 1,792 |
| 7Lehigh County, PA | 68 | 84 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #266 of 1,792 |
| 8Northampton County, PA | 67 | 94 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +3.7% | #302 of 1,792 |
| 9Dauphin County, PA | 66 | 83 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #330 of 1,792 |
| 10Venango County, PA | 65 | 5 | 2.3 | $2.7M | −2.0% | #339 of 1,792 |
| 53Cambria County, PA | 33 | 42 | 7.5 | $878K | −3.2% | #1,426 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Cambria 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 Cambria County, PA?
There are 42 gyms on map listings in Cambria County as of September 2026. 14 of them (33%) 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 Cambria County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.9M a year, or $659 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 gyms on map listings, it comes to $878K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cambria County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Cambria County has 7.5 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $878K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cambria County would have about 28, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,306 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 33 for gyms (lower middle), #1,426 of 1,792 scored counties.
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