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Gyms and studios in Anchorage Municipality, AK
How Anchorage Municipality, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #758 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 176
- 20 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $153.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $871K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 176 gyms and studios in Anchorage Municipality. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $153.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,411 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. That works out to $871K per location, 32% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Anchorage Municipality in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Anchorage Municipality.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Anchorage Municipality has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #758 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $871K | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,308 | 1,402 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | +11.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,411 | $1,271 | $983 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 83+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,408
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17620 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 232The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Anchorage Municipality, 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.
Population and households in Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 68 | 70 | 17.6 | $709K | +10.4% | #326 of 2,088 |
| 2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 62 | 7 | 12.2 | $982K | −2.6% | #510 of 2,088 |
| 3Anchorage Municipality, AK | 56 | 176 | 16.2 | $871K | −1.3% | #758 of 2,088 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 50 | 47 | 19.3 | $582K | +5.1% | #1,061 of 2,088 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 47 | 65 | 17.9 | $674K | −1.4% | #1,202 of 2,088 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 36 | 10 | 21.6 | $517K | −5.0% | #1,614 of 2,088 |
| 7Juneau City and Borough, AK | 35 | 31 | 23.5 | $573K | −1.8% | #1,647 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes56
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
There are 176 gyms and studios on map listings in Anchorage Municipality as of September 2026. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $153.2M a year, or $1,411 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $871K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Anchorage Municipality has 16.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $871K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 232, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 56 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #758 of 2,088 scored counties.
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