Fitness and classes · Small-town market · California
Gyms and studios in the Bishop, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Bishop, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 535 scored small-town markets
#2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $845K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,158
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Bishop area spend about $8.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,051 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $845K per location, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Bishop area has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Bishop area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bishop area declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Bishop area is 67 (upper middle), #74 of 535 scored small-town markets and #2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Bishop area compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Bishop area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $845K | $837K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,281 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,051 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,991 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 centers and recreation instruction in the Bishop area, 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.
Population and households in the Bishop area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,158−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,040
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,991
- Average household income
- $94,111
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,330
- Daytime population
- 17,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Red Bluff, CA | 80 | 20 | 8.1 | $1.1M | −1.7% | #13 of 535 |
| 2Bishop, CA | 67 | 10 | 12.4 | $845K | −4.4% | #74 of 535 |
| 3Clearlake, CA | 65 | 27 | 10.0 | $909K | −0.6% | #92 of 535 |
| 4Crescent City, CA | 64 | 10 | 10.5 | $856K | −4.4% | #102 of 535 |
| 5Sonora, CA | 62 | 38 | 16.7 | $645K | −4.0% | #132 of 535 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 59 | 38 | 17.5 | $733K | +0.9% | #160 of 535 |
| 6Ukiah, CA | 49 | 49 | 14.1 | $688K | −3.5% | #293 of 535 |
| 7Susanville, CA | 37 | 15 | 16.2 | $534K | −13.1% | #417 of 535 |
| 8Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 35 | 122 | 28.5 | $458K | −0.4% | #437 of 535 |
| 9Eureka-Arcata, CA | 30 | 106 | 19.3 | $469K | −3.4% | #472 of 535 |
Other business types in the Bishop area
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
- Gyms, studios and classes67
- Gyms50
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Bishop, CA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in the Bishop area. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Bishop area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Bishop, CA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.5M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $845K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,040 households in the Bishop area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bishop, CA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Bishop area has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $845K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Bishop area would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Bishop, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bishop area at 18,158 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,040 households. The median household income in the Bishop area is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bishop area scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #74 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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