Fitness and classes · County · Pennsylvania
Gyms in Erie County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,381 of 1,792 scored counties
#51 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 84
- 24 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $972K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Erie County is 35 (lower middle), #1,381 of 1,792 scored counties and #51 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 gyms in Erie County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 29%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $738 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $81.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $972K per gym, 25% 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 Erie County was 32 in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,456 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, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $972K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,456 | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $738 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 32All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents 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 |
| 51Erie County, PA | 35 | 84 | 7.6 | $972K | −1.8% | #1,381 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, PA?
Erie County has 84 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 18.5% 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 Erie County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $81.6M a year, or $738 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 gyms on map listings, it comes to $972K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Erie County has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $972K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Erie County would have about 63, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,456 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,381 of 1,792 scored counties.
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