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Gyms in Weld County, CO

How Weld County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #26 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
78
21 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
31
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$155.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,250 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% since 2020

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What this means

Weld County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #26 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Weld County comes to about $155.4M a year: $1,250 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 78 gyms on map listings in Weld County as of September 2026. 21 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Weld County was 31 in 2023. That is one for every 4,009 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. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Weld County. Population estimates show Weld County grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.38.57.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,0092,4433,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,250$1,337$983
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score8765

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 31All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
247
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7821 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$4.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents 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 Weld 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

Other business types in Weld County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Weld County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 78 gyms in Weld County. 21 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 31 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 Weld County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $155.4M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County has 6.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Weld County would have about 119, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,009 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 87 for gyms (high), #26 of 1,792 scored counties.

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