Fitness and classes · County · West Virginia
Gyms in Marion County, WV
The gyms in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,460 of 1,792 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Marion County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,460 of 1,792 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Marion County spend about $14.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $620 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 gyms, that is $629K per gym, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 23 gyms on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Marion County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,835 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,835 | 6,175 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $620 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $180K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,584−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,339
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,263
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,773
- Daytime population
- 50,587Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Marion County, WV | 32 | 23 | 9.9 | $629K | −1.2% | #1,460 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Marion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Marion County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 gyms in Marion County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Marion County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.5M a year, or $620 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms on map listings, it comes to $629K 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 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Marion County has 9.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $629K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Marion County would have about 11, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,835 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County scores 32 for gyms (lower middle), #1,460 of 1,792 scored counties.
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