Fitness and classes · County · Colorado
Gyms in El Paso County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in El Paso County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #205 of 1,792 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 222
- 71 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $357.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 222 gyms in El Paso County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,232 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $357.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 24% 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 94 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,087 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, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in El Paso County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #205 of 1,792 scored counties and #7 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,087 | 2,443 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.9% | +10.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,232 | $1,337 | $983 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84 → 94All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,763
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22271 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 275The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $12.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents 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 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 El Paso County, CO?
There are 222 gyms on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 71 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 11.9% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $357.5M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for gyms?
El Paso County has 7.7 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, El Paso County would have about 275, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,087 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 71 for gyms (upper middle), #205 of 1,792 scored counties.
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