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Gyms and studios in Sheridan County, WY

How Sheridan County, WY 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,317 of 2,088 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
24
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $924 a household
Spending per listing
$533K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,241
+7.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sheridan County comes to about $12.8M a year: $924 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $533K of household spending for each location on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 24 gyms and studios on map listings in Sheridan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Sheridan County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,154 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sheridan County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Sheridan County is 45 (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,088 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Sheridan County 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 Sheridan County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureSheridan CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.314.914.9
Spending per listing$533K$682K$662K
Households per official establishment1,1541,3901,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$924$1,015$983
Median household income$71,388$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
242 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,241+7.2% since 2020
Households
13,845
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$71,388+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,947
Median home value
$394,900
Jobs located here
14,161
Daytime population
31,268Residents 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 counties in Wyoming for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sheridan County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY704911.3$900K+2.2%#246 of 2,088
2Campbell County, WY692312.8$886K+2.1%#276 of 2,088
3Lincoln County, WY691113.2$861K+7.8%#281 of 2,088
4Goshen County, WY6559.6$848K+1.0%#409 of 2,088
5Converse County, WY63813.9$722K+0.6%#495 of 2,088
6Sweetwater County, WY602011.4$875K−2.2%#577 of 2,088
7Carbon County, WY55813.1$731K−3.4%#798 of 2,088
8Natrona County, WY524713.9$714K+0.3%#944 of 2,088
9Park County, WY502518.8$518K+5.1%#1,071 of 2,088
10Albany County, WY462615.2$583K+3.9%#1,261 of 2,088
11Sheridan County, WY452417.3$533K+7.2%#1,317 of 2,088

Other business types in Sheridan County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Sheridan County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms and studios in Sheridan County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Sheridan County, WY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12.8M a year, or $924 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $533K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,845 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sheridan County, WY compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Sheridan County has 17.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $533K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,154 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheridan County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Sheridan County at 33,241 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $71,388 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Sheridan County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,088 scored counties.

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