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Gyms and studios in Santa Cruz County, AZ
The gyms and studios in Santa Cruz County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,569 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $444K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,020
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Santa Cruz County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,569 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Santa Cruz County comes to about $12.4M a year: $733 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 gyms and studios, that is $444K per location, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 28 gyms and studios on map listings in Santa Cruz County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Santa Cruz County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Santa Cruz County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Santa Cruz 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 | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $444K | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,824 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $733 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,217 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 81 |
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
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,020+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,966
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,913
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,313
- Daytime population
- 42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Santa Cruz County, AZ | 38 | 28 | 16.5 | $444K | +4.8% | #1,569 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Santa Cruz 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 classes38
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios31
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Santa Cruz County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gyms and studios in Santa Cruz County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Santa Cruz County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Santa Cruz County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.4M a year, or $733 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $444K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,966 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Cruz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Santa Cruz County has 16.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $444K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 19, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is Santa Cruz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $55,217 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Santa Cruz County scores 38 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,569 of 2,088 scored counties.
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