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Gyms in Berkeley County, WV
The gyms in Berkeley County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #31 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $37.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Berkeley County is 85 (high), #31 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Households in Berkeley County spend about $37.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $736 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per gym, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Berkeley County has 10 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Berkeley County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 6,378 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. Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 13.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,378 | 6,175 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $736 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $897K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for gyms, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 91 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +9.2% | #7 of 1,792 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 85 | 10 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +13.7% | #31 of 1,792 |
| 3Preston County, WV | 52 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #826 of 1,792 |
| 4Putnam County, WV | 51 | 18 | 7.7 | $1M | −1.0% | #888 of 1,792 |
| 5Mineral County, WV | 47 | 5 | 4.5 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #1,013 of 1,792 |
| 6Ohio County, WV | 46 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.1M | −4.4% | #1,052 of 1,792 |
| 7Hancock County, WV | 43 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.5M | −4.5% | #1,153 of 1,792 |
| 8Greenbrier County, WV | 37 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.4M | −4.0% | #1,314 of 1,792 |
| 9Kanawha County, WV | 35 | 47 | 6.1 | $982K | −4.3% | #1,379 of 1,792 |
| 10Cabell County, WV | 34 | 24 | 6.1 | $959K | −3.2% | #1,406 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Berkeley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Berkeley County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms in Berkeley County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 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 Berkeley County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $37.6M a year, or $736 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Berkeley County has 2.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $3.8M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 29, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,378 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 85 for gyms (high), #31 of 1,792 scored counties.
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