Gyms by US metro, 2022

The US had 40,786 gyms with paid staff in 2022, employing 649,964 people at an average of $18,602 a year. 60% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 15.9 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 2,840.

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Gyms in the biggest US metros

Metro	Businesses	Employees	Avg pay	Under 10 staff	Rank of 387
New York	2,840	50,064	$24,544	56%	1st
Los Angeles	1,814	26,308	$22,375	58%	2nd
Chicago	1,293	23,962	$21,693	56%	3rd
Boston	1,032	20,200	$20,901	56%	4th
Dallas	1,020	15,073	$18,326	63%	5th
Philadelphia	982	17,330	$18,119	58%	6th
Miami	944	10,922	$23,437	67%	7th
Washington	939	17,650	$19,660	55%	8th
Atlanta	812	12,771	$16,758	64%	9th
Houston	786	12,806	$18,917	61%	10th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs gyms hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 713940 (Fitness and recreational sports centers). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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