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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Idaho

Gyms and studios in the Sandpoint, ID area

The gyms and studios in the Sandpoint, ID area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #230 of 535 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho

Listings
35
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $962 a household
Spending per listing
$558K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,420
+14.8% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Sandpoint area comes to about $19.5M a year: $962 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $558K of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The Sandpoint area has 35 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Sandpoint area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Sandpoint area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sandpoint area grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Sandpoint area is 54 (upper middle), #230 of 535 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho.

How the Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint, ID area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureSandpoint areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.316.714.9
Spending per listing$558K$623K$662K
Households per official establishment1,3521,6091,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.8%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$962$1,038$983
Median household income$66,979$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15
Employees, 2023
159
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
352 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
54,420+14.8% since 2020
Households
20,283
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,733 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$66,979+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,751
Median home value
$487,900
Jobs located here
16,328
Daytime population
48,152Residents 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 Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 gyms and studios in the Sandpoint area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Sandpoint, ID area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $19.5M a year, or $962 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $558K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,283 households in the Sandpoint area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sandpoint area has 17.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $558K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Sandpoint area would have about 30, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sandpoint, ID area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandpoint area at 54,420 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,283 households. The median household income in the Sandpoint area is $66,979 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. 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 Sandpoint area scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #230 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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