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Gyms in Garfield County, CO

The gyms in Garfield County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,063 of 1,792 scored counties
#25 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
28
5 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
12
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,203 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,474
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 gyms in Garfield County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $1,203 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Garfield County spend about $28.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 28 gyms, that is $1M per gym, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garfield County in 2023. That is one for every 1,950 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $260K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garfield County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garfield County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Garfield County is 46 (lower middle), #1,063 of 1,792 scored counties and #25 of 32 scored counties in Colorado.

How Garfield 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.

Gyms in Garfield County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.08.57.6
Spending per listing$1M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,9502,4433,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,203$1,337$983
Median household income$91,131$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$785K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
285 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
2
Amount
$260K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garfield 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 Garfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,474+2.7% since 2020
Households
23,404
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,996
Median home value
$527,800
Jobs located here
23,651
Daytime population
54,459Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9966.0$2.9M+16.5%#1 of 1,792
2Weld County, CO87786.3$2M+14.2%#26 of 1,792
3Adams County, CO841115.9$2.1M+6.6%#40 of 1,792
4Montrose County, CO79105.5$1.7M+4.1%#79 of 1,792
5Douglas County, CO741158.2$2.4M+10.9%#139 of 1,792
6Grand County, CO7379.4$1.2M+4.8%#175 of 1,792
7El Paso County, CO712227.7$1.6M+3.2%#205 of 1,792
8Montezuma County, CO7176.2$1.4M+3.0%#211 of 1,792
9Pueblo County, CO68456.6$1.3M+0.6%#277 of 1,792
10Delta County, CO6686.2$1.3M+3.6%#326 of 1,792
25Garfield County, CO462812.0$1M+2.7%#1,063 of 1,792

Other business types in Garfield County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Garfield County, CO?

There are 28 gyms on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 12 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 Garfield County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $28.2M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Garfield County, CO compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Garfield County has 12.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Garfield County would have about 22, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,950 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 46 for gyms (lower middle), #1,063 of 1,792 scored counties.

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