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Gyms in Providence County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Providence County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #766 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 200
- 43 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $234.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 200 gyms in Providence County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $904 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Providence County spend about $234.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 200 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 10% 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 Providence County was 90 in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,880 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Providence County.
Population estimates show Providence County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Providence County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #766 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,880 | 2,481 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.4% | +5.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $904 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 90All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20043 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for gyms, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Providence County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 57 | 41 | 7.8 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #636 of 1,792 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 54 | 200 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +2.8% | #766 of 1,792 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 46 | 71 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #1,056 of 1,792 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 40 | 43 | 11.7 | $1M | −2.9% | #1,237 of 1,792 |
| 5Bristol County, RI | 35 | 27 | 13.4 | $982K | −1.5% | #1,378 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Providence 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 Providence County, RI?
Providence County has 200 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 8.4% 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 Providence County, RI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $234.3M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Providence County has 7.7 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Providence County would have about 180, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,880 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 54 for gyms (upper middle), #766 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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