Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms in Bristol city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Bristol city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,785 of 1,792 scored counties
#71 of 72 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $602K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol city scores 4 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,785 of 1,792 scored counties and #71 of 72 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Bristol city. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Bristol city comes to about $3.6M a year: $500 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That is about $602K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 54% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bristol city in 2023. That is one for every 1,807 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol city declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $602K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,807 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $500 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $424K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gyms, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Bristol city marked.
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 |
| 71Bristol city, VA | 4 | 6 | 8.3 | $602K | −5.2% | #1,785 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Bristol city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Bristol city, VA?
There are 6 gyms on map listings in Bristol city as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Bristol city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.6M a year, or $500 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $602K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Bristol city has 8.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $602K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Bristol city would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,807 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 4 for gyms (very low), #1,785 of 1,792 scored counties.
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