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Gyms in Cochise County, AZ

How Cochise County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #320 of 1,792 scored counties
#8 of 13 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
29
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
9
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $800 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
126,332
+0.6% 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 29 gyms in Cochise County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Cochise County spend about $40.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $800 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 8% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cochise County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 5,665 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cochise County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cochise County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Cochise County is 66 (upper middle), #320 of 1,792 scored counties and #8 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cochise County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Cochise County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureCochise CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.77.27.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,6653,5133,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$800$1,114$983
Median household income$59,742$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6678

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
87
Annual payroll, 2023
$887K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
292 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cochise 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Cochise County

Population, 2025 estimate
126,332+0.6% since 2020
Households
50,982
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,210 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,017
Median home value
$218,300
Jobs located here
29,807
Daytime population
114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for gyms, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ96583.6$2.9M+25.4%#3 of 1,792
2Yavapai County, AZ81706.3$1.5M+6.5%#60 of 1,792
3Mohave County, AZ79535.2$1.5M+6.5%#82 of 1,792
4Yuma County, AZ74506.3$1.3M+9.2%#155 of 1,792
5Maricopa County, AZ731,3968.1$1.5M+5.5%#167 of 1,792
6Navajo County, AZ68215.2$1.4M+3.0%#276 of 1,792
7Pima County, AZ672796.4$1.6M+2.8%#286 of 1,792
8Cochise County, AZ66295.7$1.4M+0.6%#320 of 1,792
9Coconino County, AZ54417.4$1.4M−0.6%#751 of 1,792
10Apache County, AZ5373.3$1.9M−2.2%#782 of 1,792

Other business types in Cochise County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Cochise County, AZ?

Cochise County has 29 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 9 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 Cochise County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $40.8M a year, or $800 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 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 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Cochise County has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cochise County would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,665 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. Cochise County scores 66 for gyms (upper middle), #320 of 1,792 scored counties.

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