Fitness and classes · County · Arizona
Gyms in Navajo County, AZ
How Navajo 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #276 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Navajo County spend about $28.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $715 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 21 gyms on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Navajo County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,677 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
Population estimates put the population change in Navajo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Navajo County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #276 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Navajo 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.
| Measure | Navajo County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,677 | 3,513 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $715 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $513K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Navajo 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 Navajo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for gyms, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Navajo County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 96 | 58 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +25.4% | #3 of 1,792 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 81 | 70 | 6.3 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #60 of 1,792 |
| 3Mohave County, AZ | 79 | 53 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #82 of 1,792 |
| 4Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 50 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #155 of 1,792 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 73 | 1,396 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #167 of 1,792 |
| 6Navajo County, AZ | 68 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #276 of 1,792 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 67 | 279 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #286 of 1,792 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 66 | 29 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #320 of 1,792 |
| 9Coconino County, AZ | 54 | 41 | 7.4 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #751 of 1,792 |
| 10Apache County, AZ | 53 | 7 | 3.3 | $1.9M | −2.2% | #782 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Navajo County
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 Navajo County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms in Navajo County. 6 of them (29%) 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. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $28.7M a year, or $715 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Navajo County has 5.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Navajo County would have about 22, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,677 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 68 for gyms (upper middle), #276 of 1,792 scored counties.
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