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Gyms in Windham County, VT

How Windham 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,090 of 1,792 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $851 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,204
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $851 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Windham County spend about $16.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Windham County has 15 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Windham County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,297 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 $40K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Windham County.

Population estimates put the population change in Windham County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Windham County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,090 of 1,792 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.

How Windham 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.

Gyms in Windham County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureWindham CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.66.87.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,2972,9723,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$851$927$983
Median household income$72,217$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score4543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$764K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Windham 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 Windham County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,204−1.4% since 2020
Households
19,784
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
786 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,781
Median home value
$279,600
Jobs located here
21,744
Daytime population
48,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for gyms, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Windham County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, VT7294.5$1.9M+2.3%#179 of 1,792
2Windsor County, VT69135.1$1.8M−0.7%#240 of 1,792
3Orleans County, VT6854.1$1.9M+0.7%#262 of 1,792
4Addison County, VT67106.7$1.4M+1.8%#294 of 1,792
5Chittenden County, VT53567.8$1.4M+0.4%#792 of 1,792
6Washington County, VT45207.7$1.2M−0.2%#1,089 of 1,792
7Windham County, VT45157.6$1.1M−1.4%#1,090 of 1,792
8Rutland County, VT42239.1$865K−1.4%#1,200 of 1,792
9Caledonia County, VT39107.6$1M+0.8%#1,260 of 1,792
10Lamoille County, VT36119.2$962K+1.4%#1,350 of 1,792

Other business types in Windham County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Windham County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gyms in Windham County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Windham County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.8M a year, or $851 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Windham County has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Windham County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,297 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Windham County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 45 for gyms (lower middle), #1,090 of 1,792 scored counties.

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