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Gyms in Salt Lake County, UT
The gyms in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 1,792 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 332
- 105 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $559.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 332 gyms in Salt Lake County. Of those, 105 are chain locations, or 32%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,313 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $559.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.7M per gym, 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake County was 150 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,842 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, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $11.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #225 of 1,792 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Salt Lake 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,842 | 3,065 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +26.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,313 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 150All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 430The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $11.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents 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 Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 332 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 150 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 20.0% 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 Salt Lake County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $559.5M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 332 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Salt Lake County has 7.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 430, against 332 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,842 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 70 for gyms (upper middle), #225 of 1,792 scored counties.
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