Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Utah
Gyms and studios in the Vernal, UT area
How the Vernal, UT area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #168 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Utah
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $611K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,278
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Vernal area comes to about $11.6M a year: $956 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $611K per location, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 19 gyms and studios on map listings in the Vernal area as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vernal area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vernal area.
Population estimates show the Vernal area grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Vernal area is 59 (upper middle), #168 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Utah.
How the Vernal area 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 | Vernal area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 17.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $611K | $719K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,735 | 1,199 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $956 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,746 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $338K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vernal 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 Vernal area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,278+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,145
- Median age
- 33.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,276
- Median home value
- $298,600
- Jobs located here
- 13,294
- Daytime population
- 33,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vernal, UT | 59 | 19 | 15.6 | $611K | +7.3% | #168 of 535 |
| 2Brigham City, UT-ID | 56 | 39 | 18.2 | $566K | +12.6% | #201 of 535 |
| 3Price, UT | 55 | 10 | 12.3 | $618K | +1.0% | #211 of 535 |
| 4Heber, UT | 52 | 89 | 31.1 | $569K | +5.3% | #260 of 535 |
| 5Cedar City, UT | 48 | 38 | 18.9 | $492K | +16.4% | #314 of 535 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 48 | 21 | 24.3 | $412K | +2.0% | #315 of 535 |
Other business types in the Vernal 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 classes59
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios66
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Vernal, UT area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 gyms and studios in the Vernal area. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Vernal, UT area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.6M a year, or $956 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $611K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,145 households in the Vernal area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vernal, UT area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Vernal area has 15.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $611K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Vernal area would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Vernal, UT area growing?
Population estimates put the Vernal area at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. The median household income in the Vernal area is $73,746 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.0% 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. 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 Vernal area scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #168 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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