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Gyms in Latah County, ID

How Latah 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #278 of 1,792 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
7
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $882 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,842
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 gyms in Latah County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Latah County spend about $14.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $882 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 gyms, that is $2M per gym, 57% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Latah County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,324 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $344K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Latah County.

Population estimates put the population change in Latah County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Latah County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #278 of 1,792 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Latah 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.

Gyms in Latah County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureLatah CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.38.47.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,3243,0603,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$882$1,038$983
Median household income$65,424$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score6759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$916K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$344K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
41,842+5.6% since 2020
Households
16,270
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,080 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$65,424+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,649
Median home value
$368,600
Jobs located here
14,414
Daytime population
38,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canyon County, ID90455.2$1.8M+18.1%#14 of 1,792
2Bingham County, ID8974.3$2.3M+6.4%#17 of 1,792
3Bonneville County, ID72368.1$1.3M+8.9%#192 of 1,792
4Latah County, ID6774.3$2M+5.6%#278 of 1,792
5Twin Falls County, ID65267.5$1.2M+7.9%#372 of 1,792
6Bonner County, ID62157.4$1.3M+14.8%#459 of 1,792
7Ada County, ID5921310.5$1.2M+9.6%#575 of 1,792
8Nez Perce County, ID59158.7$1.1M+1.8%#583 of 1,792
9Blaine County, ID58109.6$1.3M+4.8%#610 of 1,792
10Kootenai County, ID58659.1$1.1M+11.0%#621 of 1,792

Other business types in Latah County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Latah County, ID?

Latah County has 7 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 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 Latah County, ID spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.3M a year, or $882 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,270 households in Latah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Latah County, ID compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Latah County has 4.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Latah County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Latah County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Latah County at 41,842 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,270 households. The median household income in Latah County is $65,424 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Latah County scores 67 for gyms (upper middle), #278 of 1,792 scored counties.

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