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Gyms and studios in Hawaii County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Hawaii County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #701 of 2,088 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 146
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +60.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,134 a household
- Spending per listing
- $575K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hawaii County comes to about $84M a year: $1,134 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $575K of household spending for each location on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Hawaii County has 146 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 32% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hawaii County was 32 in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,315 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hawaii County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hawaii County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Hawaii County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #701 of 2,088 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii.
How Hawaii County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 19.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $575K | $730K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,315 | 1,686 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +60.0% | +13.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,134 | $1,396 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 32+60.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hawaii 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 Hawaii County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Honolulu County, HI | 62 | 567 | 16.7 | $875K | −2.3% | #514 of 2,088 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 58 | 146 | 19.7 | $575K | +4.6% | #701 of 2,088 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 30 | 152 | 27.2 | $504K | −2.5% | #1,783 of 2,088 |
| 4Kauai County, HI | 29 | 77 | 32.6 | $401K | +0.3% | #1,828 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hawaii 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 classes58
- Gyms78
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios55
- Martial arts and dance studios70
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Hawaii County, HI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 gyms and studios in Hawaii County. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $84M a year, or $1,134 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $575K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawaii County, HI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hawaii County has 19.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $575K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 127, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,315 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 58 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #701 of 2,088 scored counties.
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