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Gyms and studios in Yuma County, AZ
The gyms and studios in Yuma County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #241 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 93
- 15 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $808 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $808 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Yuma County spend about $64.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $689K of household spending for each location on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 93 gyms and studios on map listings in Yuma County as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Yuma County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 3,778 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Yuma County.
Population estimates show Yuma County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Yuma County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #241 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $798K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,778 | 1,824 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $808 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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 classes71
- Gyms74
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios74
- Martial arts and dance studios74
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Yuma County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 gyms and studios in Yuma County. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $64.1M a year, or $808 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $689K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Yuma County has 11.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $689K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Yuma County would have about 97, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,778 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 71 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #241 of 2,088 scored counties.
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