Fitness and classes · County · Oregon
Gyms and studios in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah County, OR 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #938 of 2,088 scored counties
#21 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 589
- 93 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 232
- +0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $449.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $764K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Multnomah County comes to about $449.7M a year: $1,286 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 589 gyms and studios, that is $764K per location, 15% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 589 gyms and studios on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Multnomah County was 232 in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $13.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Multnomah County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #938 of 2,088 scored counties and #21 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah County 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $764K | $802K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,508 | 1,608 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.9% | +1.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,286 | $1,161 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230 → 232+0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,925
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 58993 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 679The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $13.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 93 | 10 | 9.3 | $1.2M | +10.6% | #6 of 2,088 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 77 | 25 | 11.9 | $883K | +2.6% | #110 of 2,088 |
| 3Umatilla County, OR | 74 | 21 | 7.3 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #149 of 2,088 |
| 4Linn County, OR | 73 | 47 | 9.3 | $991K | +3.0% | #177 of 2,088 |
| 5Yamhill County, OR | 71 | 48 | 12.2 | $941K | +2.2% | #224 of 2,088 |
| 6Josephine County, OR | 71 | 42 | 11.4 | $783K | −0.4% | #236 of 2,088 |
| 7Polk County, OR | 70 | 44 | 13.3 | $857K | +2.3% | #249 of 2,088 |
| 8Douglas County, OR | 69 | 41 | 8.6 | $971K | +0.6% | #271 of 2,088 |
| 9Marion County, OR | 69 | 148 | 11.7 | $891K | +2.7% | #275 of 2,088 |
| 10Jefferson County, OR | 68 | 13 | 14.7 | $664K | +4.7% | #327 of 2,088 |
| 21Multnomah County, OR | 52 | 589 | 16.8 | $764K | −2.6% | #938 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 classes52
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Multnomah County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 589 gyms and studios in Multnomah County. 93 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $449.7M a year, or $1,286 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 589 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $764K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Multnomah County has 16.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $764K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 679, against 589 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #938 of 2,088 scored counties.
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