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Gyms in Summit County, UT
The gyms in Summit County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,094 of 1,792 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 28
- 7 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $29.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,141
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Summit County spend about $29.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,891 per household, 92% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 28 gyms on map listings in Summit County as of September 2026. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Summit County in 2023. That is one for every 1,311 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $651K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Summit County.
Population estimates show Summit County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Summit County is 45 (lower middle), #1,094 of 1,792 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Utah.
How Summit 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 | Summit County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,311 | 3,065 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,891 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $138,114 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $651K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Summit 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 Summit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,141+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,730
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $138,114+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $211,102
- Median home value
- $1,067,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,548
- Daytime population
- 50,344Residents 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 |
| 16Summit County, UT | 45 | 28 | 17.8 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #1,094 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Summit County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Summit County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gyms in Summit County. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 12 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 Summit County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $29.8M a year, or $1,891 per household. That is 92% above the U.S. average (an index of 192, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 15,730 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Summit County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Summit County has 17.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Summit County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Summit County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Summit County at 43,141 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,730 households. Median household income in Summit County is $138,114, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Summit County scores 45 for gyms (lower middle), #1,094 of 1,792 scored counties.
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