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Gyms and studios in Curry County, NM

The gyms and studios in Curry County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,373 of 2,088 scored counties
#16 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $770 a household
Spending per listing
$682K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,655
−3.5% 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

At $770 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $14.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 21 gyms and studios, that is $682K per location, 3% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 21 gyms and studios on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Curry County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Curry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Curry County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,373 of 2,088 scored counties and #16 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Curry County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Curry County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureCurry CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.313.614.9
Spending per listing$682K$678K$662K
Households per official establishment2,0662,3861,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$770$919$983
Median household income$57,309$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4356

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 9
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$739K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Curry 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 Curry County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,655−3.5% since 2020
Households
18,595
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,913
Median home value
$171,200
Jobs located here
17,571
Daytime population
46,183Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Curry County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM826311.1$1M+6.9%#50 of 2,088
2Otero County, NM77229.0$861K+3.7%#111 of 2,088
3Eddy County, NM752711.4$921K+0.3%#136 of 2,088
4Rio Arriba County, NM7274.5$1.9M−1.0%#190 of 2,088
5Doña Ana County, NM72758.8$901K+4.1%#202 of 2,088
6Lea County, NM713213.0$750K+0.2%#237 of 2,088
7Valencia County, NM703312.0$679K+7.2%#264 of 2,088
8Luna County, NM5666.5$871K−0.2%#757 of 2,088
9Lincoln County, NM5288.0$974K−2.3%#929 of 2,088
10Los Alamos County, NM512125.5$742K0.0%#988 of 2,088
16Curry County, NM432111.3$682K−3.5%#1,373 of 2,088

Other business types in Curry County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Curry County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms and studios in Curry County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.3M a year, or $770 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $682K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Curry County has 11.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $682K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Curry County would have about 22, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Curry County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 43 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,373 of 2,088 scored counties.

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