Fitness and classes · County · Virginia
Gyms in Roanoke city, VA
How Roanoke city, 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,640 of 1,792 scored counties
#62 of 72 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 9 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $559 a household
- Spending per listing
- $840K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,111
- −0.8% since 2020
See the gyms around any address in Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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
For gyms, Roanoke city has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,640 of 1,792 scored counties and #62 of 72 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Roanoke city spend about $24.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $559 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That works out to $840K per gym, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 29 gyms on map listings in Roanoke city as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 31%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Roanoke city in 2023. That is one for every 2,723 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $605K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Roanoke city. Population estimates put the population change in Roanoke city from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $840K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,723 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $559 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,378 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 16All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 299 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $605K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Roanoke 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 Roanoke city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,575
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 43 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,313
- Median household income
- $55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,578
- Median home value
- $190,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,862
- Daytime population
- 125,030Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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 |
| 62Roanoke city, VA | 22 | 29 | 6.7 | $840K | −0.8% | #1,640 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 Roanoke city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 gyms in Roanoke city. 9 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24.4M a year, or $559 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms on map listings, it comes to $840K per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke city, VA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Roanoke city has 6.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $840K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Roanoke city would have about 19, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,723 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city scores 22 for gyms (low), #1,640 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Roanoke 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 Roanoke city
Screening a site or an acquisition in Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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.