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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Alaska

Gyms in the Juneau, AK area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #215 of 506 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Alaska

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,349 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,609
−1.8% 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 13 gyms in the Juneau area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $1,349 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in the Juneau area spend about $17.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.4M per gym, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Juneau area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,195 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

Population estimates put the population change in the Juneau area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Juneau area is 54 (upper middle), #215 of 506 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Alaska.

How the Juneau 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.

Gyms in Juneau, AK area compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau areaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.97.87.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,1952,9733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,349$1,271$983
Median household income$101,661$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score5464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Juneau 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 Juneau area

Population, 2025 estimate
31,609−1.8% since 2020
Households
13,167
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$101,661+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,599
Median home value
$449,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Juneau area

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

Questions

How many gyms are in the Juneau, AK area?

The Juneau area has 13 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

How much do households in the Juneau, AK area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $17.8M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in the Juneau area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Juneau, AK area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Juneau area has 9.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Juneau area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,195 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Juneau, AK area growing?

Population estimates put the Juneau area at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. The median household income in the Juneau area is $101,661 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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 Juneau area scores 54 for gyms (upper middle), #215 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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