Fitness and classes · County · West Virginia
Gyms in Preston County, WV
How Preston County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #826 of 1,792 scored counties
#3 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,004
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Preston County. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 49% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Preston County spend about $7.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $569 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $1.5M per gym, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Preston County in 2023. That is one for every 4,270 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
Population estimates put the population change in Preston County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Preston County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #826 of 1,792 scored counties and #3 of 23 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Preston 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 | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,270 | 6,175 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $569 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,880 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Preston 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 Preston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,004−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,809
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $61,880+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,856
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,983
- Daytime population
- 28,456Residents 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 |
Other business types in Preston 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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Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Preston County, WV?
Preston County has 5 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Preston County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.3M a year, or $569 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,809 households in Preston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preston County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Preston County has 3.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Preston County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,270 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Preston County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Preston County at 34,004 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,809 households. The median household income in Preston County is $61,880 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Preston County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #826 of 1,792 scored counties.
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