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Gyms and studios in Inyo County, CA
The gyms and studios in Inyo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #517 of 2,088 scored counties
#26 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
- $8.5M
- 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 Inyo County 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.
Inyo County 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 Inyo County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Inyo County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, Inyo County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #517 of 2,088 scored counties and #26 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Inyo 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 | Inyo County | 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 | 62 | 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County
- 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+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- 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 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 |
| 26Inyo County, CA | 62 | 10 | 12.4 | $845K | −4.4% | #517 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Inyo 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 classes62
- Gyms44
- 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 Inyo County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Inyo County. 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 Inyo County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Inyo County, CA 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 Inyo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Inyo County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Inyo County 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, Inyo County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Inyo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Inyo County 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 Inyo County is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Inyo County scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #517 of 2,088 scored counties.
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