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Gyms and studios in Douglas County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Douglas County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #804 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $717K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,111
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gyms and studios in Douglas County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Douglas County spend about $27.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,278 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 gyms and studios, that is $717K per location, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,422 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #804 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Douglas County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $717K | $778K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,422 | 1,828 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,278 | $1,088 | $983 |
| Median household income | $90,754 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,111+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,325
- Median age
- 53.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,388
- Median home value
- $615,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,069
- Daytime population
- 48,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 91 | 19 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +9.5% | #9 of 2,088 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 85 | 22 | 9.9 | $861K | +10.3% | #30 of 2,088 |
| 3Elko County, NV | 77 | 25 | 12.7 | $846K | +2.1% | #112 of 2,088 |
| 4Clark County, NV | 70 | 1,151 | 13.3 | $801K | +5.8% | #257 of 2,088 |
| 5Washoe County, NV | 60 | 343 | 17.2 | $709K | +4.4% | #594 of 2,088 |
| 6Douglas County, NV | 55 | 38 | 17.8 | $717K | +1.2% | #804 of 2,088 |
| 7Humboldt County, NV | 50 | 11 | 15.9 | $605K | 0.0% | #1,060 of 2,088 |
| 8Churchill County, NV | 49 | 14 | 14.7 | $688K | +1.1% | #1,092 of 2,088 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 49 | 46 | 19.4 | $510K | −0.2% | #1,129 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 classes55
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios43
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Douglas County, NV?
There are 38 gyms and studios on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) 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 Douglas County, NV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $27.2M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $717K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NV compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Douglas County has 17.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $717K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Douglas County would have about 41, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,422 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #804 of 2,088 scored counties.
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