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Gyms and studios in Lincoln County, MT
How Lincoln County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #423 of 2,088 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $696K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lincoln County spend about $6.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $689 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $696K of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Lincoln County has 9 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lincoln County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,027 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 13.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #423 of 2,088 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lincoln County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 16.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $696K | $616K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,027 | 1,257 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $689 | $1,001 | $983 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $129K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carbon County, MT | 91 | 5 | 10.7 | $1M | +9.1% | #11 of 2,088 |
| 2Jefferson County, MT | 86 | 8 | 16.0 | $810K | +9.8% | #25 of 2,088 |
| 3Fergus County, MT | 71 | 5 | 9.4 | $851K | +3.1% | #232 of 2,088 |
| 4Park County, MT | 71 | 12 | 14.3 | $714K | +5.7% | #240 of 2,088 |
| 5Lincoln County, MT | 65 | 9 | 9.9 | $696K | +13.1% | #423 of 2,088 |
| 6Ravalli County, MT | 65 | 31 | 16.6 | $559K | +9.4% | #430 of 2,088 |
| 7Custer County, MT | 64 | 6 | 11.9 | $745K | +1.5% | #458 of 2,088 |
| 8Lake County, MT | 64 | 19 | 15.1 | $601K | +6.9% | #472 of 2,088 |
| 9Richland County, MT | 56 | 7 | 15.8 | $686K | −1.3% | #774 of 2,088 |
| 10Gallatin County, MT | 52 | 111 | 21.7 | $602K | +7.7% | #973 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 classes65
- Gyms50
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Lincoln County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms and studios in Lincoln County. 2 of them (22%) 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 Lincoln County, MT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.3M a year, or $689 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $696K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Lincoln County has 9.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $696K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,027 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. 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. Lincoln County scores 65 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #423 of 2,088 scored counties.
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