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Gyms in Carbon County, WY

How Carbon County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #983 of 1,792 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $957 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,013
−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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Carbon County comes to about $5.9M a year: $957 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 5 gyms on map listings in Carbon County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carbon County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Carbon County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Carbon County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #983 of 1,792 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Carbon County compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Carbon County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureCarbon CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.28.67.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,7043,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$957$1,015$983
Median household income$70,511$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4841

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,013−3.4% since 2020
Households
6,116
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
7,898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,511+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,259
Median home value
$222,700
Jobs located here
6,074
Daytime population
14,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Campbell County, WY73147.8$1.5M+2.1%#171 of 1,792
2Laramie County, WY69296.7$1.5M+2.2%#249 of 1,792
3Lincoln County, WY6078.4$1.4M+7.8%#527 of 1,792
4Sweetwater County, WY58126.9$1.5M−2.2%#599 of 1,792
5Albany County, WY58116.4$1.4M+3.9%#604 of 1,792
6Natrona County, WY53288.3$1.2M+0.3%#805 of 1,792
7Park County, WY501511.3$864K+5.1%#940 of 1,792
8Sheridan County, WY49128.7$1.1M+7.2%#963 of 1,792
9Carbon County, WY4858.2$1.2M−3.4%#983 of 1,792
10Teton County, WY441616.3$1.1M−0.2%#1,125 of 1,792

Other business types in Carbon County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Carbon County, WY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Carbon County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Carbon County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carbon County, WY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $5.9M a year, or $957 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 6,116 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carbon County, WY compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Carbon County has 8.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Carbon County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Carbon County at 14,013 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,116 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $70,511, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Carbon County scores 48 for gyms (lower middle), #983 of 1,792 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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