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Gyms in Emery County, UT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $923 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,177
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms in Emery County. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households.

At $923 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Emery County spend about $3.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each gym on map listings. 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 Emery County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Emery County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms on map listings, Emery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Emery 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.

Gyms in Emery County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureEmery CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.88.07.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,0653,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$923$1,265$983
Median household income$74,291$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

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
20 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 Emery 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 Emery County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,177+3.4% since 2020
Households
3,453
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
4,463 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$74,291+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,609
Median home value
$218,700
Jobs located here
3,393
Daytime population
9,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT97125.0$2.6M+19.2%#2 of 1,792
2Utah County, UT801537.5$1.8M+14.5%#68 of 1,792
3Weber County, UT78758.0$1.4M+5.8%#94 of 1,792
4Morgan County, UT78513.2$1.2M+8.1%#96 of 1,792
5Wasatch County, UT77107.8$2.1M+9.9%#98 of 1,792
6Box Elder County, UT75157.7$1.3M+12.7%#138 of 1,792
7Davis County, UT73887.6$1.9M+4.8%#161 of 1,792
8Cache County, UT72398.8$1.2M+8.5%#194 of 1,792
9Salt Lake County, UT703327.8$1.7M+2.9%#225 of 1,792
10Washington County, UT59649.2$1.2M+17.4%#577 of 1,792
Emery County, UTNot scored25.8$1.6M+3.4%

Other business types in Emery County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Emery County, UT?

There are 2 gyms on map listings in Emery County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Emery County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Emery County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.2M a year, or $923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 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 3,453 households in Emery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Emery County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Emery County has 2 gyms on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Emery County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Emery County at 10,177 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Emery County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.7% 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. Emery County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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