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Gyms and studios in Pierce County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Pierce County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 2,088 scored counties
#14 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 434
- 80 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 190
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $466.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #195 of 2,088 scored counties and #14 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 434 gyms and studios in Pierce County. Of those, 80 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pierce County comes to about $466.3M a year: $1,327 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per location, 62% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 190 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,849 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $20M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pierce County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pierce County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pierce County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $962K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,849 | 1,380 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +9.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,327 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 152 → 190+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,867
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43480 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 704The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $20M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 94 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +8.0% | #1 of 2,088 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 93 | 14 | 5.4 | $2M | +7.8% | #3 of 2,088 |
| 3Lewis County, WA | 89 | 23 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +6.7% | #14 of 2,088 |
| 4Franklin County, WA | 88 | 24 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +5.6% | #17 of 2,088 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 86 | 16 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #23 of 2,088 |
| 6Klickitat County, WA | 85 | 9 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #26 of 2,088 |
| 7Grays Harbor County, WA | 80 | 30 | 9.8 | $873K | +3.0% | #74 of 2,088 |
| 8Cowlitz County, WA | 78 | 43 | 9.8 | $1M | +3.5% | #90 of 2,088 |
| 9Pacific County, WA | 77 | 12 | 10.9 | $846K | +3.6% | #113 of 2,088 |
| 10Adams County, WA | 76 | 7 | 11.1 | $819K | +4.3% | #130 of 2,088 |
| 14Pierce County, WA | 72 | 434 | 12.4 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #195 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Pierce 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 classes72
- Gyms76
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios73
- Martial arts and dance studios75
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pierce County, WA?
There are 434 gyms and studios on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. 80 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $466.3M a year, or $1,327 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 434 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pierce County has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Pierce County would have about 704, against 434 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,849 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 72 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #195 of 2,088 scored counties.
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