Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Colorado
Gyms and studios in the Rifle, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Rifle, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #403 of 535 scored small-town markets
#9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 89
- 8 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,287 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Rifle area is 39 (lower middle), #403 of 535 scored small-town markets and #9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 gyms and studios in the Rifle area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Rifle area spend about $42M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,287 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 89 gyms and studios, that is $472K per location, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in the Rifle area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 777 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 the Rifle area. Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rifle area 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.
| Measure | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 18.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $740K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 777 | 1,224 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,287 | $1,337 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42+27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 898 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 the Rifle area, 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 the Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Rifle area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Morgan, CO | 75 | 10 | 9.0 | $941K | +4.2% | #27 of 535 |
| 2Montrose, CO | 72 | 27 | 14.9 | $633K | +4.1% | #40 of 535 |
| 3Cañon City, CO | 64 | 28 | 15.6 | $543K | +2.4% | #115 of 535 |
| 4Sterling, CO | 63 | 6 | 7.3 | $1M | −2.7% | #116 of 535 |
| 5Breckenridge, CO | 60 | 30 | 19.3 | $789K | +1.1% | #148 of 535 |
| 6Alamosa, CO | 60 | 13 | 11.3 | $635K | +2.1% | #156 of 535 |
| 7Durango, CO | 48 | 51 | 20.9 | $564K | +2.2% | #310 of 535 |
| 8Steamboat Springs, CO | 44 | 39 | 23.4 | $559K | +0.9% | #346 of 535 |
| 9Rifle, CO | 39 | 89 | 27.3 | $472K | +1.2% | #403 of 535 |
| 10Edwards, CO | 33 | 64 | 29.0 | $509K | −2.4% | #447 of 535 |
Other business types in the Rifle area
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 classes39
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios32
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Rifle, CO area?
The Rifle area has 89 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $42M a year, or $1,287 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $472K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Rifle area has 27.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $472K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 63, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 777 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rifle area scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #403 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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