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Gyms and studios in Davis County, UT
How Davis County, UT 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #522 of 2,088 scored counties
#5 of 19 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 212
- 55 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 119
- +38.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $777K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,227
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Davis County comes to about $164.7M a year: $1,421 per household, 45% above the U.S. average. That works out to $777K per location, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 212 gyms and studios on map listings in Davis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 119 businesses with payroll in Davis County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 38.4% from 2019. That is one for every 974 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $8.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Davis County.
Population estimates show Davis County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davis County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #522 of 2,088 scored counties and #5 of 19 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Davis County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Davis County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 17.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $777K | $719K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 974 | 1,199 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.4% | +20.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,421 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $110,884 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 119+38.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,929
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 249The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $8.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Davis 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 Davis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,227+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 115,919
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,142
- Median household income
- $110,884+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,463
- Median home value
- $505,500
- Jobs located here
- 130,842
- Daytime population
- 330,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 88 | 28 | 11.7 | $1.1M | +19.2% | #19 of 2,088 |
| 2Morgan County, UT | 77 | 9 | 23.8 | $683K | +8.1% | #117 of 2,088 |
| 3Weber County, UT | 72 | 133 | 14.1 | $814K | +5.8% | #209 of 2,088 |
| 4Utah County, UT | 63 | 376 | 18.5 | $721K | +14.5% | #496 of 2,088 |
| 5Davis County, UT | 62 | 212 | 18.3 | $777K | +4.8% | #522 of 2,088 |
| 6Wasatch County, UT | 62 | 29 | 22.5 | $720K | +9.9% | #530 of 2,088 |
| 7Salt Lake County, UT | 59 | 734 | 17.2 | $762K | +2.9% | #631 of 2,088 |
| 8Cache County, UT | 59 | 72 | 16.2 | $664K | +8.5% | #647 of 2,088 |
| 9Duchesne County, UT | 58 | 13 | 18.9 | $545K | +6.3% | #705 of 2,088 |
| 10Uintah County, UT | 57 | 19 | 15.6 | $611K | +7.3% | #742 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Davis 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 classes62
- Gyms73
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios73
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Davis County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 212 gyms and studios in Davis County. 55 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 38.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Davis County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $164.7M a year, or $1,421 per household. That is 45% above the U.S. average (an index of 145, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $777K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,919 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davis County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Davis County has 18.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $777K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Davis County would have about 249, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 974 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Davis County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Davis County at 381,227 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,919 households. The median household income in Davis County is $110,884 a year, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Davis County scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #522 of 2,088 scored counties.
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