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Gyms and studios in Pinal County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Pinal County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #4 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 94
- 23 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,380
- +25.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Pinal County is 93 (very high), #4 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Households in Pinal County spend about $166.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,027 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 94 gyms and studios, that is $1.8M per location, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
Pinal County has 94 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 24%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pinal County in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,626 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pinal County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinal County grew 25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pinal 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 | Pinal County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,626 | 1,824 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | +15.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.4% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,027 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,266 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 35+20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pinal 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 Pinal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,380+25.4% since 2020
- Households
- 161,917
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,426
- Median home value
- $349,000
- Jobs located here
- 73,719
- Daytime population
- 335,464Residents 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 Pinal 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 Pinal 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 classes93
- Gyms96
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios93
- Martial arts and dance studios93
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pinal County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 gyms and studios in Pinal County. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Pinal County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $166.4M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pinal County has 5.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.8M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Pinal County would have about 251, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,626 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 93 for gyms and studios (very high), #4 of 2,088 scored counties.
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