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Gyms in Fluvanna County, VA

How Fluvanna County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #214 of 1,792 scored counties
#17 of 72 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,975
+6.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Fluvanna County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Fluvanna County spend about $9.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $878 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per gym, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. 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 Fluvanna County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Fluvanna County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fluvanna County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #214 of 1,792 scored counties and #17 of 72 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fluvanna 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.

Gyms in Fluvanna County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFluvanna CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.97.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,7593,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$878$960$983
Median household income$96,768$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7154

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
71 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
28,975+6.2% since 2020
Households
10,329
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$96,768+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,038
Median home value
$314,100
Jobs located here
5,432
Daytime population
21,517Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Powhatan County, VA9054.4$2.3M+7.0%#11 of 1,792
2New Kent County, VA9066.5$1.6M+21.2%#16 of 1,792
3Spotsylvania County, VA89336.3$1.7M+10.5%#20 of 1,792
4Orange County, VA8653.4$2.6M+10.1%#29 of 1,792
5Isle of Wight County, VA8553.2$2.8M+6.7%#32 of 1,792
6Rockingham County, VA83123.7$2.1M+6.6%#44 of 1,792
7Stafford County, VA81275.2$2.5M+8.3%#54 of 1,792
8Frederick County, VA81164.5$2.1M+8.8%#56 of 1,792
9Louisa County, VA8053.2$2.5M+13.6%#63 of 1,792
10Suffolk city, VA80184.7$1.8M+10.4%#67 of 1,792
17Fluvanna County, VA7176.8$1.3M+6.2%#214 of 1,792

Other business types in Fluvanna County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Fluvanna County, VA?

There are 7 gyms on map listings in Fluvanna County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Fluvanna County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fluvanna County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9.1M a year, or $878 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,329 households in Fluvanna County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fluvanna County, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Fluvanna County has 6.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Fluvanna County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fluvanna County at 28,975 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,329 households. The median household income in Fluvanna County is $96,768 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Fluvanna County scores 71 for gyms (upper middle), #214 of 1,792 scored counties.

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