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Gyms in Lawrence County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Lawrence County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,454 of 1,792 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 32
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $25.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $784K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,911
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,454 of 1,792 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $694 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $25.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $784K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 32 gyms on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 4,515 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 Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $784K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,515 | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $694 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,931 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,911−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,121
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 238
- Median household income
- $61,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,018
- Median home value
- $147,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,898
- Daytime population
- 74,365Residents 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 |
| 54Lawrence County, PA | 32 | 32 | 8.9 | $784K | −2.4% | #1,454 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 gyms in Lawrence County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Lawrence County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $25.1M a year, or $694 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms on map listings, it comes to $784K 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 36,121 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Lawrence County has 8.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $784K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 19, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,515 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 83,911 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,121 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $61,931, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 32 for gyms (lower middle), #1,454 of 1,792 scored counties.
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