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Gyms in Potter County, PA
The gyms in Potter County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 15,897
- −3.0% since 2020
See the gyms around any address in Potter County
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What this means
At $638 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Potter County spend about $4.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Potter County has 2 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Potter County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Potter County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 gyms on map listings, Potter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,222 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $638 | $926 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,020 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,897−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,992
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,020+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,370
- Median home value
- $153,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,811
- Daytime population
- 15,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Potter County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gyms on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Potter County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $2.2M | −3.0% |
Other business types in Potter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Potter County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms in Potter County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Potter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Potter County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.5M a year, or $638 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 6,992 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, PA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Potter County has 2 gyms on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Potter County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 15,897 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,992 households. Median household income in Potter County is $59,020, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Potter County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Potter County. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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