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Gyms in Laramie County, WY
How Laramie 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 29
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $44.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Laramie County comes to about $44.1M a year: $1,019 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 29 gyms on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Laramie County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,607 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laramie County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Laramie County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #249 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Laramie 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.
| Measure | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,607 | 2,704 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,019 | $1,015 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 294 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Campbell County, WY | 73 | 14 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #171 of 1,792 |
| 2Laramie County, WY | 69 | 29 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #249 of 1,792 |
| 3Lincoln County, WY | 60 | 7 | 8.4 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #527 of 1,792 |
| 4Sweetwater County, WY | 58 | 12 | 6.9 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #599 of 1,792 |
| 5Albany County, WY | 58 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +3.9% | #604 of 1,792 |
| 6Natrona County, WY | 53 | 28 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +0.3% | #805 of 1,792 |
| 7Park County, WY | 50 | 15 | 11.3 | $864K | +5.1% | #940 of 1,792 |
| 8Sheridan County, WY | 49 | 12 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +7.2% | #963 of 1,792 |
| 9Carbon County, WY | 48 | 5 | 8.2 | $1.2M | −3.4% | #983 of 1,792 |
| 10Teton County, WY | 44 | 16 | 16.3 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #1,125 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Laramie 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 Laramie County, WY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 gyms in Laramie County. 4 of them (14%) 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 Laramie County, WY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $44.1M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Laramie County has 6.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Laramie County would have about 34, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,607 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 69 for gyms (upper middle), #249 of 1,792 scored counties.
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