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Gyms and studios in Sutter County, CA
How Sutter 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #438 of 2,088 scored counties
#21 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 37
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,114 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,787
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 gyms and studios in Sutter County. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sutter County comes to about $37.1M a year: $1,114 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per location, 51% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sutter County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 1,850 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $226K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sutter County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sutter County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Sutter County is 64 (upper middle), #438 of 2,088 scored counties and #21 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sutter 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 | Sutter County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $837K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,850 | 1,281 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,114 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,704 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $226K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sutter 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 Sutter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,787−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,292
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,245
- Median home value
- $433,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,624
- Daytime population
- 86,871Residents 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 |
| 21Sutter County, CA | 64 | 37 | 11.1 | $1M | −0.7% | #438 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Sutter 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 classes64
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios71
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Sutter County, CA?
Sutter County has 37 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Sutter County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $37.1M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sutter County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Sutter County has 11.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sutter County would have about 56, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,850 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 64 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #438 of 2,088 scored counties.
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