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Fitness and classes · Metro area · Wyoming

Gyms and studios in the Casper, WY metro area

How the Casper, WY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #161 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming

Listings
47
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
23
−14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $991 a household
Spending per listing
$714K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,526
+0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 47 gyms and studios in the Casper metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 6%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $991 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Casper metro area spend about $33.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 47 gyms and studios, that is $714K per location, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Casper metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,473 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Casper metro area.

Population estimates show the Casper metro area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Casper metro area is 52 (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Wyoming.

How the Casper metro area compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Casper, WY metro area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureCasper metro areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.914.914.9
Spending per listing$714K$682K$662K
Households per official establishment1,4731,3901,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.8%−0.6%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$991$1,015$983
Median household income$72,156$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
319
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
473 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
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Casper metro 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 Casper metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
80,526+0.3% since 2020
Households
33,886
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,678
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
41,461
Daytime population
82,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wyoming for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Casper metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wyoming

Metro areas in Wyoming ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cheyenne, WY744911.3$900K+2.2%#20 of 387
2Casper, WY524713.9$714K+0.3%#161 of 387

Other business types in the Casper metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Casper, WY metro area?

The Casper metro area has 47 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Casper, WY metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $33.6M a year, or $991 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $714K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,886 households in the Casper metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Casper, WY metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Casper metro area has 13.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $714K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Casper metro area would have about 51, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,473 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Casper, WY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Casper metro area at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in the Casper metro area is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. The Casper metro area scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #161 of 387 scored metro areas.

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