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Gyms in Cumberland County, PA
The gyms in Cumberland County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #853 of 1,792 scored counties
#38 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 102
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $105.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 gyms in Cumberland County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 25%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cumberland County comes to about $105.1M a year: $987 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 102 gyms, that is $1M per gym, 21% 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 Cumberland County was 42 in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,534 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, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cumberland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #853 of 1,792 scored counties and #38 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,534 | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $987 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 42All fitness and recreational sports centers · +2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 644
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents 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 |
| 38Cumberland County, PA | 52 | 102 | 9.6 | $1M | +6.5% | #853 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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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Questions
How many gyms are in Cumberland County, PA?
Cumberland County has 102 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $105.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Cumberland County has 9.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 81, against 102 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 rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #853 of 1,792 scored counties.
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