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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · California

Gyms and studios in the Red Bluff, CA area

How the Red Bluff, CA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #13 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $897 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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

The Red Bluff area scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #13 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gyms and studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gyms and studios in the Red Bluff area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $897 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Red Bluff area spend about $22.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.1M per location, 68% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Red Bluff area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 8,263 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Red Bluff area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Red Bluff 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Red Bluff, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRed Bluff areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.117.114.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$837K$662K
Households per official establishment8,2631,2811,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$897$1,435$983
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score8060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$835K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents 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 small-town markets in California for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Red Bluff area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Red Bluff, CA80208.1$1.1M−1.7%#13 of 535
2Bishop, CA671012.4$845K−4.4%#74 of 535
3Clearlake, CA652710.0$909K−0.6%#92 of 535
4Crescent City, CA641010.5$856K−4.4%#102 of 535
5Sonora, CA623816.7$645K−4.0%#132 of 535
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA593817.5$733K+0.9%#160 of 535
6Ukiah, CA494914.1$688K−3.5%#293 of 535
7Susanville, CA371516.2$534K−13.1%#417 of 535
8Truckee-Grass Valley, CA3512228.5$458K−0.4%#437 of 535
9Eureka-Arcata, CA3010619.3$469K−3.4%#472 of 535

Other business types in the Red Bluff area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Red Bluff, CA area?

The Red Bluff area has 20 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Red Bluff, CA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $22.2M a year, or $897 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,788 households in the Red Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Red Bluff, CA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Red Bluff area has 8.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.1M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Red Bluff area would have about 34, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,263 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Red Bluff, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Red Bluff area at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in the Red Bluff area is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. 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 Red Bluff area scores 80 for gyms and studios (high), #13 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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