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Gyms in Glacier County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Glacier County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $694 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,463
−2.0% 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 1 gym in Glacier County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

At $694 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Glacier County spend about $3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $3M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Glacier County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glacier County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym on map listings, Glacier County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Glacier County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Glacier County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureGlacier CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.38.67.6
Spending per listing$3M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,1343,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$694$1,001$983
Median household income$46,875$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
13,463−2.0% since 2020
Households
4,291
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,995 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$46,875+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,150
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
3,810
Daytime population
13,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT77115.9$1.6M+9.4%#106 of 1,792
2Park County, MT6767.2$1.4M+5.7%#296 of 1,792
3Jefferson County, MT64714.0$925K+9.8%#410 of 1,792
4Lewis and Clark County, MT60247.7$1.4M+5.8%#523 of 1,792
5Lake County, MT56118.7$1M+6.9%#705 of 1,792
6Yellowstone County, MT55598.4$1.3M+4.5%#728 of 1,792
7Gallatin County, MT536212.1$1.1M+7.7%#813 of 1,792
8Missoula County, MT51499.3$1.1M+4.4%#880 of 1,792
9Cascade County, MT50277.6$1.2M+0.7%#914 of 1,792
10Lincoln County, MT5066.6$1M+13.1%#927 of 1,792
Glacier County, MTNot scored12.3$3M−2.0%

Other business types in Glacier County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Glacier County, MT?

Glacier County has 1 gym on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Glacier County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Glacier County, MT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3M a year, or $694 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,291 households in Glacier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Glacier County, MT compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Glacier County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Glacier County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Glacier County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Glacier County at 13,463 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,291 households. The median household income in Glacier County is $46,875 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Glacier County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Glacier County

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