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Gyms and studios in San Juan County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in San Juan County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,221 of 2,088 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
60
11 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$564K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.4
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% 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 San Juan County comes to about $33.9M a year: $811 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 gyms and studios, that is $564K per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 60 gyms and studios on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in San Juan County in 2023. That is one for every 3,478 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $55K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in San Juan County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in San Juan County is 47 (lower middle), #1,221 of 2,088 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico.

How San Juan 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 San Juan County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.413.614.9
Spending per listing$564K$678K$662K
Households per official establishment3,4782,3861,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$811$919$983
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 12
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$55K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with San Juan 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
15San Juan County, NM476014.4$564K−0.9%#1,221 of 2,088

Other business types in San Juan County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in San Juan County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 gyms and studios in San Juan County. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $33.9M a year, or $811 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $564K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Juan County has 14.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $564K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, San Juan County would have about 51, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,478 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, NM growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $55,872 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.6% 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. San Juan County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,221 of 2,088 scored counties.

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