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Gyms in the Bethel Census Area, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Bethel Census Area, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 18,391
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 gym in the Bethel Census Area. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.
At $1,054 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Bethel Census Area spend about $5.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $5.1M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Bethel Census Area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the Bethel Census Area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym on map listings, the Bethel Census Area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Bethel Census Area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 | Bethel Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 2,973 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,054 | $1,271 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,996 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 and recreational sports centers in the Bethel Census 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in the Bethel Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,391−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,828
- Median age
- 28.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 40,655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $73,996+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,078
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 80 | 34 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +10.4% | #72 of 1,792 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 61 | 88 | 8.1 | $1.7M | −1.3% | #476 of 1,792 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 55 | 25 | 10.3 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #737 of 1,792 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 50 | 13 | 9.9 | $1.4M | −1.8% | #901 of 1,792 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 49 | 34 | 9.4 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #946 of 1,792 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 44 | 5 | 10.8 | $1M | −5.0% | #1,131 of 1,792 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $5.1M | −1.5% |
Other business types in the Bethel Census 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
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Bethel Census Area, AK?
There is 1 gym on map listings in the Bethel Census Area as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in the Bethel Census Area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Bethel Census Area, AK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.1M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,828 households in the Bethel Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bethel Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Bethel Census Area has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is the Bethel Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Bethel Census Area at 18,391 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,828 households. The median household income in the Bethel Census Area is $73,996 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. The Bethel Census Area has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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