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Gyms and studios in La Paz County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in La Paz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $700 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,711
+0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in La Paz County spend about $6.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $700 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per location.

There is 1 gym or studio on map listings in La Paz County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in La Paz County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in La Paz County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym or studio on map listings, La Paz County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How La Paz 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in La Paz County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureLa Paz CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.114.014.9
Spending per listing$6.3M$798K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8241,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$700$1,114$983
Median household income$49,478$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored81

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 centers and recreation instruction in La Paz 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 La Paz County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,711+0.9% since 2020
Households
8,959
Median age
54.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
4,497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$49,478+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,972
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
6,060
Daytime population
16,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Arizona, with La Paz County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ93945.8$1.8M+25.4%#4 of 2,088
2Mohave County, AZ82939.1$880K+6.5%#53 of 2,088
3Yuma County, AZ719311.7$689K+9.2%#241 of 2,088
4Navajo County, AZ68379.2$774K+3.0%#321 of 2,088
5Graham County, AZ671310.2$836K+4.0%#344 of 2,088
6Maricopa County, AZ672,66915.4$800K+5.5%#345 of 2,088
7Yavapai County, AZ6616414.8$649K+6.5%#387 of 2,088
8Cochise County, AZ615210.2$784K+0.6%#557 of 2,088
9Pima County, AZ5960813.9$718K+2.8%#640 of 2,088
10Apache County, AZ56104.7$1.3M−2.2%#751 of 2,088
La Paz County, AZNot scored11.1$6.3M+0.9%

Other business types in La Paz County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in La Paz County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym or studio in La Paz County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in La Paz County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in La Paz County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $6.3M a year, or $700 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,959 households in La Paz County and national spending patterns by income.

How does La Paz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

La Paz County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, La Paz County would have about 10, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is La Paz County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put La Paz County at 16,711 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,959 households. The median household income in La Paz County is $49,478 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. La Paz County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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