Salt Lake City, UT · Gyms and Fitness Studios

Gyms and Fitness Studios in Salt Lake City, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 153 fitness and recreational sports centers in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,330 people with $46.8 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

153

49th most of 385 US metro areas

People employed

3,330

21.8 per business, against 17.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$46.8 million

$14,043 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

49%

of businesses, against 57% across all metros

Change since 2022

+10.9%

in the number of businesses (138 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Salt Lake City.

  • Salt Lake City ranks 49th of 385 US metro areas by number of fitness and recreational sports centers.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 21.8 employees each, against 17.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $14,043 per employee a year, against $19,294.
  • The market grew: 15 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps gyms and fitness studios in Salt Lake City.

The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.

Intro sessions on the booking page

Prospects book a trial into time a trainer is actually free, tied to the trainers who run them, and get a reminder before they come.

Follow up on every trial

VERA drafts a next-day follow-up with the right plan and a way to start, so a good first session does not go cold.

Memberships and packs that bill themselves

Monthly memberships and session packs run as automatic payments once the member authorizes them, with packs ending after a set number of payments.

Questions

Gyms and Fitness Studios in Salt Lake City

How many fitness and recreational sports centers are there in Salt Lake City?

153 in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,330 people and paid $46.8 million in annual payroll.

Is the Salt Lake City market for gyms and fitness studios growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 138 to 153 (+10.9%).

What does VERA do for gyms and fitness studios in Salt Lake City?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Salt Lake City business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Gyms and Fitness Studios in other markets

Other Salt Lake City markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is fitness and recreational sports centers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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