Fitness and classes · Metro area · Oregon
Gyms and studios in the Medford, OR metro area
The gyms and studios in the Medford, OR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #194 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 136
- 28 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $666K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,795
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Medford metro area comes to about $90.6M a year: $985 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $666K of household spending for each location on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
The Medford metro area has 136 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Medford metro area was 52 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,770 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $294K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Medford metro area.
Population estimates show the Medford metro area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, the Medford metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #194 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Medford metro area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Medford metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $666K | $802K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,770 | 1,608 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $985 | $1,161 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,999 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 520.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 545
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13628 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $294K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Medford metro 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 Medford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,795−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 92,035
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,011
- Median home value
- $430,200
- Jobs located here
- 90,545
- Daytime population
- 223,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany, OR | 76 | 47 | 9.3 | $991K | +3.0% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Salem, OR | 71 | 192 | 12.0 | $883K | +2.7% | #29 of 387 |
| 3Grants Pass, OR | 70 | 42 | 11.4 | $783K | −0.4% | #35 of 387 |
| 4Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 63 | 1,538 | 15.2 | $883K | +1.0% | #74 of 387 |
| 5Eugene-Springfield, OR | 56 | 198 | 12.3 | $771K | −0.7% | #127 of 387 |
| 6Bend, OR | 56 | 204 | 19.5 | $635K | +7.0% | #129 of 387 |
| 7Corvallis, OR | 52 | 71 | 18.4 | $614K | +4.4% | #168 of 387 |
| 8Medford, OR | 49 | 136 | 14.8 | $666K | −0.9% | #194 of 387 |
Other business types in the Medford metro area
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 classes49
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Medford, OR metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 gyms and studios in the Medford metro area. 28 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Medford, OR metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $90.6M a year, or $985 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $666K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,035 households in the Medford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Medford, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Medford metro area has 14.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $666K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Medford metro area would have about 137, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,770 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 the Medford, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Medford metro area at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. The median household income in the Medford metro area is $73,999 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. The Medford metro area scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #194 of 387 scored metro areas.
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