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Gyms and studios in Maricopa County, AZ
The gyms and studios in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #345 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 2,669
- 627 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 1,106
- +16.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,234 a household
- Spending per listing
- $800K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,669 gyms and studios in Maricopa County. Of those, 627 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Maricopa County comes to about $2.1B a year: $1,234 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2,669 gyms and studios, that is $800K per location, 21% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 1,106 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Maricopa County in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,565 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 134 SBA-backed loans worth $71.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Maricopa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Maricopa County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #345 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Maricopa 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $800K | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,565 | 1,824 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.5% | +15.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,234 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 949 → 1,106+16.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 17,428
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $329M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,669627 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,225The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 134
- Amount
- $71.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents 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 Maricopa 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 Maricopa 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 classes67
- Gyms73
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios65
- Martial arts and dance studios72
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Maricopa County, AZ?
There are 2,669 gyms and studios on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. 627 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 1,106 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.1B a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,669 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $800K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Maricopa County has 15.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $800K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 3,225, against 2,669 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,565 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #345 of 2,088 scored counties.
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