Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Washington
Gyms and studios in the Port Angeles, WA area
How the Port Angeles, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #72 of 535 scored small-town markets
#7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 37
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $915K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,202
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 gyms and studios in the Port Angeles area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $966 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Port Angeles area spend about $33.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 37 gyms and studios, that is $915K per location, 38% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Port Angeles area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Port Angeles area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Port Angeles area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #72 of 535 scored small-town markets and #7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Port Angeles area 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 | Port Angeles area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 14.4 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $915K | $962K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,062 | 1,380 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $966 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,370 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 the Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,202+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,046
- Median age
- 51.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,739 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,370+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,407
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,717
- Daytime population
- 69,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Angeles area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 93 | 14 | 5.4 | $2M | +7.8% | #1 of 535 |
| 2Centralia, WA | 90 | 23 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +6.7% | #2 of 535 |
| 3Aberdeen, WA | 87 | 30 | 9.8 | $873K | +3.0% | #4 of 535 |
| 4Othello, WA | 85 | 7 | 11.1 | $819K | +4.3% | #8 of 535 |
| 5Pullman, WA | 76 | 21 | 11.2 | $802K | +1.5% | #23 of 535 |
| 6Moses Lake, WA | 73 | 41 | 11.6 | $823K | +6.3% | #35 of 535 |
| 7Port Angeles, WA | 67 | 37 | 10.6 | $915K | +1.1% | #72 of 535 |
| 8Port Townsend, WA | 67 | 19 | 11.6 | $913K | +2.7% | #73 of 535 |
| 9Ellensburg, WA | 61 | 32 | 16.0 | $681K | +4.2% | #137 of 535 |
| 10Oak Harbor, WA | 60 | 45 | 12.5 | $941K | −1.5% | #144 of 535 |
Other business types in the Port Angeles 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 classes67
- Gyms77
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios68
- Martial arts and dance studios66
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Port Angeles, WA area?
There are 37 gyms and studios on map listings in the Port Angeles area as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Port Angeles, WA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $33.8M a year, or $966 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $915K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,046 households in the Port Angeles area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Angeles, WA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Port Angeles area has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $915K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Port Angeles area would have about 51, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Port Angeles, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Angeles area at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. Median household income in the Port Angeles area is $70,370, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Port Angeles area scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #72 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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