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Gyms in Chaffee County, CO
The gyms in Chaffee County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #709 of 1,792 scored counties
#22 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $920K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,831
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Chaffee County comes to about $11M a year: $1,119 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 gyms, that is $920K per gym, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Chaffee County has 12 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 61% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Chaffee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,288 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chaffee County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Chaffee County is 56 (upper middle), #709 of 1,792 scored counties and #22 of 32 scored counties in Colorado.
How Chaffee County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Chaffee County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $920K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,288 | 2,443 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,119 | $1,337 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,132 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $433K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Chaffee 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 Chaffee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,831+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,863
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $84,132+50.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,166
- Median home value
- $665,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,710
- Daytime population
- 19,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 99 | 6 | 6.0 | $2.9M | +16.5% | #1 of 1,792 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 87 | 78 | 6.3 | $2M | +14.2% | #26 of 1,792 |
| 3Adams County, CO | 84 | 111 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #40 of 1,792 |
| 4Montrose County, CO | 79 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #79 of 1,792 |
| 5Douglas County, CO | 74 | 115 | 8.2 | $2.4M | +10.9% | #139 of 1,792 |
| 6Grand County, CO | 73 | 7 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +4.8% | #175 of 1,792 |
| 7El Paso County, CO | 71 | 222 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #205 of 1,792 |
| 8Montezuma County, CO | 71 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #211 of 1,792 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 68 | 45 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #277 of 1,792 |
| 10Delta County, CO | 66 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #326 of 1,792 |
| 22Chaffee County, CO | 56 | 12 | 12.2 | $920K | +6.9% | #709 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Chaffee 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Chaffee County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gyms in Chaffee County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 Chaffee County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms on map listings, it comes to $920K 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 9,863 households in Chaffee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaffee County, CO compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Chaffee County has 12.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $920K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Chaffee County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,288 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaffee County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Chaffee County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,863 households. Median household income in Chaffee County is $84,132, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.8%, 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. Chaffee County scores 56 for gyms (upper middle), #709 of 1,792 scored counties.
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