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Gyms in Canyon County, ID
How Canyon County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #14 of 1,792 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 45
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $81.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,123
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Canyon County has a Groundwork market score of 90 (very high): #14 of 1,792 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
At $952 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Canyon County spend about $81.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 45 gyms, that is $1.8M per gym, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Canyon County has 45 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Canyon County in 2023. That is one for every 6,148 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, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Canyon County. Population estimates put the population change in Canyon County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Canyon County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Canyon County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,148 | 3,060 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $952 | $1,038 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,488 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 251
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Canyon 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 Canyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,123+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,069
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 427
- Median household income
- $76,488+46.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,734
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,969
- Daytime population
- 224,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canyon County, ID | 90 | 45 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +18.1% | #14 of 1,792 |
| 2Bingham County, ID | 89 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +6.4% | #17 of 1,792 |
| 3Bonneville County, ID | 72 | 36 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +8.9% | #192 of 1,792 |
| 4Latah County, ID | 67 | 7 | 4.3 | $2M | +5.6% | #278 of 1,792 |
| 5Twin Falls County, ID | 65 | 26 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +7.9% | #372 of 1,792 |
| 6Bonner County, ID | 62 | 15 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +14.8% | #459 of 1,792 |
| 7Ada County, ID | 59 | 213 | 10.5 | $1.2M | +9.6% | #575 of 1,792 |
| 8Nez Perce County, ID | 59 | 15 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #583 of 1,792 |
| 9Blaine County, ID | 58 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +4.8% | #610 of 1,792 |
| 10Kootenai County, ID | 58 | 65 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +11.0% | #621 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Canyon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Canyon County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 gyms in Canyon County. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 14 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 Canyon County, ID spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $81.9M a year, or $952 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 86,069 households in Canyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Canyon County, ID compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Canyon County has 5.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Canyon County would have about 63, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,148 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Canyon County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Canyon County at 275,123 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,069 households. Median household income in Canyon County is $76,488, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.7%, 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. Canyon County scores 90 for gyms (very high), #14 of 1,792 scored counties.
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