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Gyms in Pike County, PA
The gyms in Pike County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #21 of 1,792 scored counties
#1 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,808
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Pike County has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #21 of 1,792 scored counties and #1 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
At $914 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $22.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.8M per gym, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 12 gyms on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pike County in 2023. That is one for every 8,087 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $428K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pike County. Population estimates show Pike County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 8,087 | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $914 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,323 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $323K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $428K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,808+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,262
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $81,323+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,925
- Median home value
- $272,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,281
- Daytime population
- 47,601Residents 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 |
Other business types in Pike County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Pike County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms in Pike County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 Pike County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $22.2M a year, or $914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 24,262 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Pike County has 4.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.8M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Pike County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,087 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 62,808 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,262 households. Median household income in Pike County is $81,323, in line with 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. Pike County scores 88 for gyms (high), #21 of 1,792 scored counties.
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