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Gyms in Pinal County, AZ
How Pinal 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 96 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #3 of 1,792 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 58
- 23 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $166.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,380
- +25.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Pinal County is 96 (very high), #3 of 1,792 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 gyms in Pinal County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 40%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 53% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pinal County comes to about $166.4M a year: $1,027 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per gym, 2.2 times 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 16 businesses with payroll in Pinal County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 10,120 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 $90K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pinal County. Population estimates show Pinal County grew 25.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pinal 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 | Pinal County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 10,120 | 3,513 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.4% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,027 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,266 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 96 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pinal 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 Pinal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,380+25.4% since 2020
- Households
- 161,917
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,426
- Median home value
- $349,000
- Jobs located here
- 73,719
- Daytime population
- 335,464Residents 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 Pinal 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 Pinal County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Pinal County, AZ?
Pinal County has 58 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 16 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 Pinal County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $166.4M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Pinal County has 3.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Pinal County would have about 128, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,120 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. 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. Pinal County scores 96 for gyms (very high), #3 of 1,792 scored counties.
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