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Gyms and studios in Fremont County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Fremont County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #657 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
28
4 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $846 a household
Spending per listing
$543K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,039
+2.4% 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 $846 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Fremont County spend about $15.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $543K of household spending for each location on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Fremont County has 28 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Fremont County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 5,992 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Fremont County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Fremont County is 59 (upper middle), #657 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Fremont 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 Fremont County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.618.114.9
Spending per listing$543K$740K$662K
Households per official establishment5,9921,2241,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$846$1,337$983
Median household income$62,664$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$393K
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
23The 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,039+2.4% since 2020
Households
17,976
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,534 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,400
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
11,334
Daytime population
42,665Residents 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 Fremont 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
13Fremont County, CO592815.6$543K+2.4%#657 of 2,088

Other business types in Fremont County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 gyms and studios in Fremont County. 4 of them (14%) 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 Fremont County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.2M a year, or $846 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $543K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,976 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fremont County has 15.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $543K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Fremont County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,992 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Fremont County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Fremont County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #657 of 2,088 scored counties.

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