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Gyms in Albemarle County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Albemarle County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #355 of 1,792 scored counties
#20 of 72 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 31
- 11 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $47.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 gyms in Albemarle County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 35%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Albemarle County comes to about $47.9M a year: $1,044 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 gyms, that is $1.5M per gym, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Albemarle County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,186 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Albemarle County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albemarle County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Albemarle County is 65 (upper middle), #355 of 1,792 scored counties and #20 of 72 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,186 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,044 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Powhatan County, VA | 90 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #11 of 1,792 |
| 2New Kent County, VA | 90 | 6 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +21.2% | #16 of 1,792 |
| 3Spotsylvania County, VA | 89 | 33 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #20 of 1,792 |
| 4Orange County, VA | 86 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +10.1% | #29 of 1,792 |
| 5Isle of Wight County, VA | 85 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +6.7% | #32 of 1,792 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 83 | 12 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #44 of 1,792 |
| 7Stafford County, VA | 81 | 27 | 5.2 | $2.5M | +8.3% | #54 of 1,792 |
| 8Frederick County, VA | 81 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +8.8% | #56 of 1,792 |
| 9Louisa County, VA | 80 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +13.6% | #63 of 1,792 |
| 10Suffolk city, VA | 80 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +10.4% | #67 of 1,792 |
| 20Albemarle County, VA | 65 | 31 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +5.1% | #355 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County, VA?
There are 31 gyms on map listings in Albemarle County as of September 2026. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $47.9M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Albemarle County has 6.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 37, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,186 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 65 for gyms (upper middle), #355 of 1,792 scored counties.
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