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Gyms and studios in Garfield County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,529 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 36 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
58
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,203 a household
Spending per listing
$485K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.8
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,474
+2.7% 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

Households in Garfield County spend about $28.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,203 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 gyms and studios, that is $485K per location, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 58 gyms and studios on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Garfield County in 2023. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $260K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Garfield County.

Population estimates show Garfield County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Garfield County is 39 (lower middle), #1,529 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 36 scored counties in Colorado.

How Garfield 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 Garfield County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.818.114.9
Spending per listing$485K$740K$662K
Households per official establishment1,0181,2241,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,203$1,337$983
Median household income$91,131$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 23
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
585 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$260K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Garfield 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 Garfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,474+2.7% since 2020
Households
23,404
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,996
Median home value
$527,800
Jobs located here
23,651
Daytime population
54,459Residents 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 Garfield 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
29Garfield County, CO395824.8$485K+2.7%#1,529 of 2,088

Other business types in Garfield County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 gyms and studios in Garfield County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $28.2M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $485K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garfield County has 24.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $485K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Garfield County would have about 43, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,529 of 2,088 scored counties.

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