Fitness and classes · County · Vermont
Gyms in Caledonia County, VT
How Caledonia County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,260 of 1,792 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,414
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $791 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Caledonia County spend about $10.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1M per gym, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 10 gyms on map listings in Caledonia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Caledonia County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,618 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 $80K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Caledonia County.
Population estimates show Caledonia County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Caledonia County is 39 (lower middle), #1,260 of 1,792 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.
How Caledonia County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Caledonia County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,618 | 2,972 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $791 | $927 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,970 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $209K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Caledonia 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 Caledonia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,414+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,091
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $69,970+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,960
- Median home value
- $227,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,231
- Daytime population
- 27,782Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, VT | 72 | 9 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #179 of 1,792 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 69 | 13 | 5.1 | $1.8M | −0.7% | #240 of 1,792 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 68 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #262 of 1,792 |
| 4Addison County, VT | 67 | 10 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #294 of 1,792 |
| 5Chittenden County, VT | 53 | 56 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #792 of 1,792 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 45 | 20 | 7.7 | $1.2M | −0.2% | #1,089 of 1,792 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 45 | 15 | 7.6 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #1,090 of 1,792 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 42 | 23 | 9.1 | $865K | −1.4% | #1,200 of 1,792 |
| 9Caledonia County, VT | 39 | 10 | 7.6 | $1M | +0.8% | #1,260 of 1,792 |
| 10Lamoille County, VT | 36 | 11 | 9.2 | $962K | +1.4% | #1,350 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Caledonia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many gyms are in Caledonia County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms in Caledonia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 Caledonia County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.4M a year, or $791 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 13,091 households in Caledonia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caledonia County, VT compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Caledonia County has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Caledonia County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,618 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Caledonia County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Caledonia County at 30,414 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,091 households. Median household income in Caledonia County is $69,970, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.4%, 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. Caledonia County scores 39 for gyms (lower middle), #1,260 of 1,792 scored counties.
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