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Gyms and studios in Cochise County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Cochise County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #557 of 2,088 scored counties
#8 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 52
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $784K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $800 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Cochise County spend about $40.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $784K of household spending for each location on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Cochise County has 52 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Cochise County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,683 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cochise County.
Population estimates show Cochise County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cochise County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #557 of 2,088 scored counties and #8 of 13 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $784K | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,683 | 1,824 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $800 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cochise 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.
Population and households in Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 94 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +25.4% | #4 of 2,088 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 82 | 93 | 9.1 | $880K | +6.5% | #53 of 2,088 |
| 3Yuma County, AZ | 71 | 93 | 11.7 | $689K | +9.2% | #241 of 2,088 |
| 4Navajo County, AZ | 68 | 37 | 9.2 | $774K | +3.0% | #321 of 2,088 |
| 5Graham County, AZ | 67 | 13 | 10.2 | $836K | +4.0% | #344 of 2,088 |
| 6Maricopa County, AZ | 67 | 2,669 | 15.4 | $800K | +5.5% | #345 of 2,088 |
| 7Yavapai County, AZ | 66 | 164 | 14.8 | $649K | +6.5% | #387 of 2,088 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 61 | 52 | 10.2 | $784K | +0.6% | #557 of 2,088 |
| 9Pima County, AZ | 59 | 608 | 13.9 | $718K | +2.8% | #640 of 2,088 |
| 10Apache County, AZ | 56 | 10 | 4.7 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #751 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Cochise County
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 classes61
- Gyms66
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios68
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Cochise County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 gyms and studios in Cochise County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $40.8M a year, or $800 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $784K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Cochise County has 10.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $784K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cochise County would have about 62, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,683 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. Cochise County scores 61 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #557 of 2,088 scored counties.
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