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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Wyoming

Gyms and studios in the Riverton, WY area

The gyms and studios in the Riverton, WY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #474 of 535 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
32
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $842 a household
Spending per listing
$395K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.3
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,464
+0.7% 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

For gyms and studios, the Riverton area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #474 of 535 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 gyms and studios in the Riverton area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $842 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Riverton area spend about $12.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $395K per location, 40% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Riverton area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Riverton area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Riverton 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 Riverton, WY area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureRiverton areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.314.914.9
Spending per listing$395K$682K$662K
Households per official establishment1,0741,3901,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$842$1,015$983
Median household income$64,904$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score3048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14
Employees, 2023
475
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,464+0.7% since 2020
Households
15,037
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
9,184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$64,904+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,945
Median home value
$268,800
Jobs located here
15,452
Daytime population
38,967Residents 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 small-town markets in Wyoming for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Riverton area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gillette, WY692312.8$886K+2.1%#61 of 535
2Rock Springs, WY602011.4$875K−2.2%#146 of 535
3Laramie, WY512615.2$583K+3.9%#276 of 535
4Cody, WY512518.8$518K+5.1%#279 of 535
5Sheridan, WY492417.3$533K+7.2%#299 of 535
6Evanston, WY-UT482124.3$412K+2.0%#315 of 535
7Jackson, WY-ID415840.0$419K+4.2%#376 of 535
8Riverton, WY303221.3$395K+0.7%#474 of 535

Other business types in the Riverton area

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

Questions

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

There are 32 gyms and studios on map listings in the Riverton area as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $12.7M a year, or $842 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $395K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,037 households in the Riverton area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Riverton area has 21.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $395K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Riverton area would have about 19, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Riverton, WY area growing?

Population estimates put the Riverton area at 39,464 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,037 households. Median household income in the Riverton area is $64,904, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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 Riverton area scores 30 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #474 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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