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Gyms and studios in Salt Lake County, UT
The gyms and studios in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #631 of 2,088 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 734
- 160 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 371
- +17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $559.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $762K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Salt Lake County comes to about $559.5M a year: $1,313 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 734 gyms and studios, that is $762K per location, 15% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Salt Lake County has 734 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 371 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,149 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 55 SBA-backed loans worth $19.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Salt Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #631 of 2,088 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 17.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $762K | $719K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,149 | 1,199 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.0% | +20.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,313 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 317 → 371+17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,567
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 734160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 845The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 55
- Amount
- $19.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents 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 Salt Lake 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 classes59
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Salt Lake County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 734 gyms and studios in Salt Lake County. 160 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 371 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $559.5M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 734 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $762K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Salt Lake County has 17.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $762K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 845, against 734 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,149 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #631 of 2,088 scored counties.
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