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Gyms and studios in Alamosa County, CO

The gyms and studios in Alamosa County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,435 of 2,088 scored counties
#27 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $740 a household
Spending per listing
$546K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,688
+1.9% 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

At $740 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Alamosa County spend about $4.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $546K of household spending for each location on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Alamosa County has 9 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Alamosa County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Alamosa County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Alamosa County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,435 of 2,088 scored counties and #27 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Alamosa County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Alamosa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAlamosa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.518.114.9
Spending per listing$546K$740K$662K
Households per official establishment2,2161,2241,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$740$1,337$983
Median household income$55,397$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Alamosa 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 Alamosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,688+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,648
Median age
33.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$55,397+47.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,625
Median home value
$239,100
Jobs located here
7,016
Daytime population
16,804Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Alamosa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO9355.6$2.4M+5.1%#2 of 2,088
2Elbert County, CO841212.0$1.4M+16.5%#31 of 2,088
3Weld County, CO8215312.3$1M+14.2%#51 of 2,088
4Adams County, CO8120510.9$1.2M+6.6%#56 of 2,088
5Teller County, CO7986.7$1.7M0.0%#76 of 2,088
6Morgan County, CO74109.0$941K+4.2%#159 of 2,088
7Douglas County, CO7225918.5$1.1M+10.9%#196 of 2,088
8Montrose County, CO692714.9$633K+4.1%#293 of 2,088
9Grand County, CO661418.7$620K+4.8%#390 of 2,088
10Pueblo County, CO648312.1$722K+0.6%#463 of 2,088
27Alamosa County, CO42913.5$546K+1.9%#1,435 of 2,088

Other business types in Alamosa County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Alamosa County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in Alamosa County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Alamosa County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.9M a year, or $740 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $546K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,648 households in Alamosa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alamosa County, CO compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Alamosa County has 13.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $546K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Alamosa County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,216 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Alamosa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Alamosa County at 16,688 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,648 households. The median household income in Alamosa County is $55,397 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.7% 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. Alamosa County scores 42 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,435 of 2,088 scored counties.

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