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Gyms and studios in Rio Grande County, CO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $857 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,087
−3.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms and studios in Rio Grande County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 61% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Rio Grande County comes to about $4.4M a year: $857 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Rio Grande County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Rio Grande County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRio Grande CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.818.114.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$740K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2241,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$857$1,337$983
Median household income$64,411$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,087−3.9% since 2020
Households
5,133
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
912 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,497
Median home value
$239,500
Jobs located here
3,889
Daytime population
10,204Residents 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 Rio Grande 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
Rio Grande County, CONot scored35.8$1.5M−3.9%

Other business types in Rio Grande County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Rio Grande County, CO?

There are 3 gyms and studios on map listings in Rio Grande County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $857 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rio Grande County has 5.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.5M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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