Fitness and classes · County · Idaho
Gyms and studios in Ada County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #878 of 2,088 scored counties
#16 of 25 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 431
- 89 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- +36.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $255.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,260 a household
- Spending per listing
- $592K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 431 gyms and studios in Ada County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 21.3 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ada County comes to about $255.1M a year: $1,260 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 431 gyms and studios, that is $592K per location, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 169 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 36.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,198 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $9.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ada County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ada County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #878 of 2,088 scored counties and #16 of 25 scored counties in Idaho.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 16.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $592K | $623K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,198 | 1,609 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.3% | +28.8% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,260 | $1,038 | $983 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 169+36.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43189 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 385The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $9.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jerome County, ID | 91 | 5 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +8.6% | #8 of 2,088 |
| 2Bingham County, ID | 84 | 19 | 11.8 | $839K | +6.4% | #38 of 2,088 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 80 | 90 | 10.5 | $911K | +18.1% | #72 of 2,088 |
| 4Idaho County, ID | 75 | 7 | 10.3 | $789K | +7.7% | #141 of 2,088 |
| 5Minidoka County, ID | 69 | 10 | 12.3 | $704K | +5.7% | #292 of 2,088 |
| 6Shoshone County, ID | 68 | 5 | 8.7 | $791K | +7.1% | #317 of 2,088 |
| 7Gem County, ID | 68 | 11 | 14.4 | $629K | +13.0% | #329 of 2,088 |
| 8Twin Falls County, ID | 62 | 51 | 14.7 | $622K | +7.9% | #541 of 2,088 |
| 9Washington County, ID | 60 | 5 | 11.9 | $626K | +9.7% | #608 of 2,088 |
| 10Nez Perce County, ID | 58 | 24 | 13.9 | $678K | +1.8% | #691 of 2,088 |
| 16Ada County, ID | 54 | 431 | 21.3 | $592K | +9.6% | #878 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Ada County
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 classes54
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios63
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Ada County, ID?
Ada County has 431 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 89 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 36.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $255.1M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 431 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $592K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Ada County has 21.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $592K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Ada County would have about 385, against 431 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #878 of 2,088 scored counties.
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