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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Idaho

Gyms and studios in the Blackfoot, ID area

How the Blackfoot, ID area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #5 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho

Listings
19
5 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $988 a household
Spending per listing
$839K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,153
+6.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Blackfoot area is 87 (high), #5 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gyms and studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms and studios in the Blackfoot area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 26%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Blackfoot area comes to about $15.9M a year: $988 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 19 gyms and studios, that is $839K per location, 27% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Blackfoot area in 2023. That is one for every 5,377 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Blackfoot area. Population estimates put the population change in the Blackfoot area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Blackfoot area 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Blackfoot, ID area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBlackfoot areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.816.714.9
Spending per listing$839K$623K$662K
Households per official establishment5,3771,6091,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.8%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$988$1,038$983
Median household income$77,878$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score8757

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$172K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
195 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Blackfoot 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 Blackfoot area

Population, 2025 estimate
51,153+6.4% since 2020
Households
16,132
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
2,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$77,878+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,279
Median home value
$293,300
Jobs located here
15,423
Daytime population
43,536Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Idaho

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Blackfoot area marked.

Top small-town markets in Idaho

Small-town markets in Idaho ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Blackfoot, ID871911.8$839K+6.4%#5 of 535
2Mountain Home, ID651513.6$620K+2.8%#98 of 535
3Moscow, ID621911.7$755K+5.6%#127 of 535
4Hailey, ID622217.4$675K+6.1%#131 of 535
5Burley, ID582313.9$636K+6.2%#175 of 535
Brigham City, UT-ID563918.2$566K+12.6%#201 of 535
Ontario, OR-ID563115.5$527K+5.0%#203 of 535
6Sandpoint, ID543517.3$558K+14.8%#230 of 535
7Rexburg, ID443117.2$497K+4.5%#353 of 535
Jackson, WY-ID415840.0$419K+4.2%#376 of 535

Other business types in the Blackfoot area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Blackfoot, ID area?

There are 19 gyms and studios on map listings in the Blackfoot area as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) 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 the Blackfoot, ID area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.9M a year, or $988 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $839K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,132 households in the Blackfoot area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Blackfoot, ID area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Blackfoot area has 11.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $839K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Blackfoot area would have about 24, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,377 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Blackfoot, ID area growing?

Population estimates put the Blackfoot area at 51,153 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,132 households. Median household income in the Blackfoot area is $77,878, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. 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 Blackfoot area scores 87 for gyms and studios (high), #5 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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