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Gyms in Davis County, UT
The gyms in Davis County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 1,792 scored counties
#7 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 88
- 41 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +76.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,227
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Davis County is 73 (upper middle), #161 of 1,792 scored counties and #7 of 16 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 gyms in Davis County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Davis County comes to about $164.7M a year: $1,421 per household, 45% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 44% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Davis County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 76.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,635 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, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Davis County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davis County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Davis County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Davis County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,635 | 3,065 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +76.0% | +26.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,421 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $110,884 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 44All fitness and recreational sports centers · +76.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,065
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8841 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Davis 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 Davis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,227+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 115,919
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,142
- Median household income
- $110,884+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,463
- Median home value
- $505,500
- Jobs located here
- 130,842
- Daytime population
- 330,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 97 | 12 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +19.2% | #2 of 1,792 |
| 2Utah County, UT | 80 | 153 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +14.5% | #68 of 1,792 |
| 3Weber County, UT | 78 | 75 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #94 of 1,792 |
| 4Morgan County, UT | 78 | 5 | 13.2 | $1.2M | +8.1% | #96 of 1,792 |
| 5Wasatch County, UT | 77 | 10 | 7.8 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #98 of 1,792 |
| 6Box Elder County, UT | 75 | 15 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +12.7% | #138 of 1,792 |
| 7Davis County, UT | 73 | 88 | 7.6 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #161 of 1,792 |
| 8Cache County, UT | 72 | 39 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +8.5% | #194 of 1,792 |
| 9Salt Lake County, UT | 70 | 332 | 7.8 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #225 of 1,792 |
| 10Washington County, UT | 59 | 64 | 9.2 | $1.2M | +17.4% | #577 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Davis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Davis County, UT?
There are 88 gyms on map listings in Davis County as of September 2026. 41 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 76.0% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Davis County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $164.7M a year, or $1,421 per household. That is 45% above the U.S. average (an index of 145, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,919 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davis County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Davis County has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.9M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Davis County would have about 127, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,635 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 76.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Davis County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Davis County at 381,227 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,919 households. The median household income in Davis County is $110,884 a year, 37% above 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. Davis County scores 73 for gyms (upper middle), #161 of 1,792 scored counties.
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