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Gyms in Covington city, VA
The gyms in Covington city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $962K
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 5,680
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 gyms in Covington city. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households.
At $373 per household (62% below the U.S. average), households in Covington city spend about $962K a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $481K of household spending for each gym on map listings. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Covington city: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Covington city declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Covington 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 | Covington city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $373 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $41,944 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Covington 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 Covington city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,680−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 2,576
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,039
- Median household income
- $41,944
- Average household income
- $54,148
- Median home value
- $83,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 6,867Residents 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 |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $481K | −1.2% |
Other business types in Covington city
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Covington city, VA?
Covington city has 2 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Covington city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Covington city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $962K a year, or $373 per household. That is 62% below the U.S. average (an index of 38, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms on map listings, it comes to $481K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,576 households in Covington city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Covington city has 2 gyms on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Covington city would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Covington city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Covington city at 5,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,576 households. The median household income in Covington city is $41,944 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
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