Fitness and classes · Small-town market · New Mexico
Gyms and studios in the Ruidoso, NM area
The gyms and studios in the Ruidoso, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #242 of 535 scored small-town markets
#8 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $974K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,844
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gyms and studios in the Ruidoso area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Ruidoso area spend about $7.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $779 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $974K per location, 47% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Ruidoso area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,667 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Ruidoso area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Ruidoso area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #242 of 535 scored small-town markets and #8 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Ruidoso area 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.
| Measure | Ruidoso area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $974K | $678K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,667 | 2,386 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $779 | $919 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,303 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,844−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 10,000
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,831 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $53,303+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,624
- Median home value
- $233,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,275
- Daytime population
- 19,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamogordo, NM | 82 | 22 | 9.0 | $861K | +3.7% | #10 of 535 |
| 2Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 77 | 27 | 11.4 | $921K | +0.3% | #22 of 535 |
| 3Hobbs, NM | 76 | 32 | 13.0 | $750K | +0.2% | #24 of 535 |
| 4Española, NM | 72 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #36 of 535 |
| 5Las Vegas, NM | 57 | 10 | 7.2 | $951K | −3.2% | #180 of 535 |
| 6Deming, NM | 56 | 6 | 6.5 | $871K | −0.2% | #191 of 535 |
| 7Los Alamos, NM | 55 | 21 | 25.5 | $742K | 0.0% | #204 of 535 |
| 8Ruidoso, NM | 52 | 8 | 8.0 | $974K | −2.3% | #242 of 535 |
| 9Gallup, NM | 52 | 17 | 8.0 | $854K | −6.1% | #245 of 535 |
| 10Taos, NM | 51 | 24 | 15.4 | $559K | +0.3% | #277 of 535 |
Other business types in the Ruidoso area
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 classes52
- Gyms
- 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 the Ruidoso, NM area?
There are 8 gyms and studios on map listings in the Ruidoso area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Ruidoso, NM area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.8M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $974K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,000 households in the Ruidoso area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ruidoso, NM area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Ruidoso area has 8.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $974K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Ruidoso area would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,667 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ruidoso, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Ruidoso area at 19,844 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,000 households. Median household income in the Ruidoso area is $53,303, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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 Ruidoso area scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #242 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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