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Gyms and studios in Lake County, CA

How Lake County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #403 of 2,088 scored counties
#19 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
27
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $911 a household
Spending per listing
$909K
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 gyms and studios in Lake County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $911 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $24.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $909K per location, 37% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lake County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,694 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lake County.

Population estimates show Lake County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #403 of 2,088 scored counties and #19 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lake 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Lake County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.017.114.9
Spending per listing$909K$837K$662K
Households per official establishment2,6941,2811,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$911$1,435$983
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 10
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$413K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
275 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in California, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA92207.0$1.4M+8.2%#7 of 2,088
2Madera County, CA845011.0$952K+7.4%#35 of 2,088
3Calaveras County, CA822614.1$823K+2.8%#54 of 2,088
4San Joaquin County, CA8032813.4$942K+5.5%#71 of 2,088
5Amador County, CA792414.9$755K+3.2%#84 of 2,088
6San Benito County, CA782512.2$1.3M+8.6%#86 of 2,088
7Merced County, CA789811.4$796K+5.1%#97 of 2,088
8Colusa County, CA7756.7$1.5M−0.1%#100 of 2,088
9Tulare County, CA7714710.3$950K+2.4%#107 of 2,088
10Tehama County, CA76208.1$1.1M−1.7%#124 of 2,088
19Lake County, CA652710.0$909K−0.6%#403 of 2,088

Other business types in Lake County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Lake County, CA?

There are 27 gyms and studios on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $24.5M a year, or $911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $909K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Lake County has 10.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $909K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 37, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,694 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 65 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #403 of 2,088 scored counties.

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