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Gyms and studios in Del Norte County, CA
The gyms and studios in Del Norte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #619 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $856K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Del Norte County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Del Norte County comes to about $8.6M a year: $899 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $856K of household spending for each location on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Del Norte County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Del Norte County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Del Norte County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #619 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Del Norte County 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 | Del Norte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $856K | $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 | $899 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,058 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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 Del Norte 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.
Population and households in Del Norte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,522
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,665
- Median home value
- $342,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,729
- Daytime population
- 25,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 92 | 20 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #7 of 2,088 |
| 2Madera County, CA | 84 | 50 | 11.0 | $952K | +7.4% | #35 of 2,088 |
| 3Calaveras County, CA | 82 | 26 | 14.1 | $823K | +2.8% | #54 of 2,088 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 80 | 328 | 13.4 | $942K | +5.5% | #71 of 2,088 |
| 5Amador County, CA | 79 | 24 | 14.9 | $755K | +3.2% | #84 of 2,088 |
| 6San Benito County, CA | 78 | 25 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +8.6% | #86 of 2,088 |
| 7Merced County, CA | 78 | 98 | 11.4 | $796K | +5.1% | #97 of 2,088 |
| 8Colusa County, CA | 77 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #100 of 2,088 |
| 9Tulare County, CA | 77 | 147 | 10.3 | $950K | +2.4% | #107 of 2,088 |
| 10Tehama County, CA | 76 | 20 | 8.1 | $1.1M | −1.7% | #124 of 2,088 |
| 29Del Norte County, CA | 59 | 10 | 10.5 | $856K | −4.4% | #619 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Del Norte 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
- Gyms, studios and classes59
- Gyms62
- 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 Del Norte County, CA?
There are 10 gyms and studios on map listings in Del Norte County as of September 2026. 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 Del Norte County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Del Norte County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.6M a year, or $899 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $856K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Del Norte County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Del Norte County has 10.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $856K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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. Del Norte County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #619 of 2,088 scored counties.
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