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Gyms in Douglas County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #446 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
10
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$27.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,278 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,111
+1.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Douglas County comes to about $27.2M a year: $1,278 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per gym, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 16 gyms on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 2,133 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Douglas County is 62 (upper middle), #446 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Douglas County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.57.17.6
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,1333,4863,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,278$1,088$983
Median household income$90,754$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score6275

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,111+1.2% since 2020
Households
21,325
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,388
Median home value
$615,400
Jobs located here
19,069
Daytime population
48,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV87114.6$2.2M+9.5%#25 of 1,792
2Clark County, NV785836.8$1.6M+5.8%#91 of 1,792
3Nye County, NV77156.8$1.3M+10.3%#114 of 1,792
4Washoe County, NV651648.2$1.5M+4.4%#360 of 1,792
5Elko County, NV64178.7$1.2M+2.1%#403 of 1,792
6Douglas County, NV62167.5$1.7M+1.2%#446 of 1,792
7Humboldt County, NV5057.2$1.3M0.0%#904 of 1,792
8Carson City, NV442510.6$939K−0.2%#1,138 of 1,792
9Churchill County, NV4299.5$1.1M+1.1%#1,187 of 1,792

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Douglas County, NV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms in Douglas County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 10 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 Douglas County, NV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $27.2M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NV compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Douglas County has 7.5 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Douglas County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,133 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 62 for gyms (upper middle), #446 of 1,792 scored counties.

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