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Gyms and studios in Kauai County, HI
How Kauai County, HI 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,828 of 2,088 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 77
- 6 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,306 a household
- Spending per listing
- $401K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Kauai County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,828 of 2,088 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kauai County spend about $30.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,306 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 77 gyms and studios, that is $401K per location, 39% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 77 gyms and studios on map listings in Kauai County as of September 2026. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 32.6 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Kauai County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 909 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kauai County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kauai 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 | Kauai County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.6 | 19.1 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $401K | $730K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 909 | 1,686 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +13.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,306 | $1,396 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 776 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Kauai 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 Kauai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents 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 Kauai 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 classes29
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios41
- Martial arts and dance studios36
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Kauai County, HI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 gyms and studios in Kauai County. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $30.9M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $401K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Kauai County has 32.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $401K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Kauai County would have about 47, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 909 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai County scores 29 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,828 of 2,088 scored counties.
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