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Gyms in Scott County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $471 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,200
−1.8% 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

Households in Scott County spend about $4.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $471 per household, 52% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 3 gyms on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Scott County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms on map listings, Scott County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Scott 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 Scott County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.36.97.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$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, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$471$960$983
Median household income$46,349$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
31 chain location
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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,200−1.8% since 2020
Households
9,127
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
536 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$46,349+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,930
Median home value
$143,000
Jobs located here
4,908
Daytime population
18,383Residents 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 Scott 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
Scott County, VANot scored33.3$1.4M−1.8%

Other business types in Scott County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Scott County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms in Scott County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.3M a year, or $471 per household. That is 52% below the U.S. average (an index of 48, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 9,127 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 3.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 10% above 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 Scott County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 21,200 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,127 households. Median household income in Scott County is $46,349, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Scott County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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