Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms in Falls Church city, VA
The gyms in Falls Church city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,364 of 1,792 scored counties
#51 of 72 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $705K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
See the gyms around any address in Falls Church city
The site report maps the gyms on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Falls Church city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Falls Church city is 36 (lower middle), #1,364 of 1,792 scored counties and #51 of 72 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gyms in Falls Church city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 38%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,462 per household (49% above the U.S. average), households in Falls Church city spend about $9.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 13 gyms, that is $705K per gym, 46% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Falls Church city in 2023. That is one for every 784 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $490K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Falls Church city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Falls Church city grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $705K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 784 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,462 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $490K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Falls Church city?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gyms on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Falls Church city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGyms across Virginia
Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for gyms, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Falls Church 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 |
| 51Falls Church city, VA | 36 | 13 | 20.7 | $705K | +3.3% | #1,364 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Falls Church city
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 Falls Church city, VA?
Falls Church city has 13 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 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 Falls Church city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.2M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 49% above the U.S. average (an index of 149, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms on map listings, it comes to $705K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Falls Church city has 20.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $705K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 36 for gyms (lower middle), #1,364 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Falls Church city. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Falls Church city
Screening a site or an acquisition in Falls Church city?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Falls Church city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.