Fitness and classes · Small-town market · New Mexico
Gyms in the Los Alamos, NM area
The gyms in the Los Alamos, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 506 scored small-town markets
#6 of 11 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,407
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gyms in the Los Alamos area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 59% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,888 per household (92% above the U.S. average), households in the Los Alamos area spend about $15.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 20% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Los Alamos area in 2023. That is one for every 1,375 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.
Population estimates show the Los Alamos area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Los Alamos area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #156 of 506 scored small-town markets and #6 of 11 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico.
How the Los Alamos area compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Los Alamos area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,375 | 4,166 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,888 | $919 | $983 |
| Median household income | $147,139 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Los Alamos area, 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 the Los Alamos area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,4070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,247
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,885
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,699
- Daytime population
- 29,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for gyms, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Los Alamos area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamogordo, NM | 80 | 13 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +3.7% | #13 of 506 |
| 2Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 72 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #35 of 506 |
| 3Española, NM | 66 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #74 of 506 |
| 4Hobbs, NM | 63 | 24 | 9.7 | $1M | +0.2% | #119 of 506 |
| 5Taos, NM | 60 | 10 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +0.3% | #143 of 506 |
| 6Los Alamos, NM | 59 | 10 | 12.1 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #156 of 506 |
| 7Silver City, NM | 57 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.6M | −3.4% | #180 of 506 |
| 8Gallup, NM | 54 | 9 | 4.2 | $1.6M | −6.1% | #213 of 506 |
| 9Clovis, NM | 45 | 17 | 6.5 | $1.1M | −3.3% | #309 of 506 |
| 10Las Vegas, NM | 44 | 8 | 5.8 | $1.2M | −3.2% | #318 of 506 |
Other business types in the Los Alamos area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Los Alamos, NM area?
The Los Alamos area has 10 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 the Los Alamos, NM area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.6M a year, or $1,888 per household. That is 92% above the U.S. average (an index of 192, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,247 households in the Los Alamos area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Los Alamos, NM area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Los Alamos area has 12.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.6M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Los Alamos area would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Los Alamos, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Los Alamos area at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. The median household income in the Los Alamos area is $147,139 a year, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Los Alamos area scores 59 for gyms (upper middle), #156 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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