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Gyms in Wasatch County, UT
The gyms in Wasatch County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #98 of 1,792 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $20.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,514
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Wasatch County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #98 of 1,792 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms in Wasatch County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, 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.
Households in Wasatch County spend about $20.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,620 per household, 65% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 60% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Wasatch County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,576 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wasatch County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wasatch County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wasatch 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 | Wasatch County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,576 | 3,065 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,620 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $117,608 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 136
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Wasatch 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 Wasatch County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,514+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,880
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,177 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $117,608+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,205
- Median home value
- $787,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,903
- Daytime population
- 27,619Residents 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 Wasatch County
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 Wasatch County, UT?
There are 10 gyms on map listings in Wasatch County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 Wasatch County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $20.9M a year, or $1,620 per household. That is 65% above the U.S. average (an index of 165, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,880 households in Wasatch County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wasatch County, UT compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Wasatch County has 7.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.1M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Wasatch County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,576 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Wasatch County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Wasatch County at 38,514 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,880 households. The median household income in Wasatch County is $117,608 a year, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Wasatch County scores 77 for gyms (high), #98 of 1,792 scored counties.
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