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Gyms and studios in San Juan County, WA

How San Juan County, WA 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #493 of 2,088 scored counties
#25 of 32 scored counties in Washington

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$740K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.6
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,577
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 gyms and studios in San Juan County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in San Juan County comes to about $11.1M a year: $1,232 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gyms and studios, that is $740K per location, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in San Juan County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,503 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #493 of 2,088 scored counties and #25 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How San Juan 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in San Juan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.614.414.9
Spending per listing$740K$962K$662K
Households per official establishment1,5031,3801,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,232$1,386$983
Median household income$84,800$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6373

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$639K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,015
Median age
56.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,031
Median home value
$799,200
Jobs located here
5,552
Daytime population
16,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with San Juan County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA9485.0$2.3M+8.0%#1 of 2,088
2Mason County, WA93145.4$2M+7.8%#3 of 2,088
3Lewis County, WA89237.0$1.4M+6.7%#14 of 2,088
4Franklin County, WA88248.0$1.5M+5.6%#17 of 2,088
5Stevens County, WA86168.3$1.1M+6.6%#23 of 2,088
6Klickitat County, WA8599.1$1.1M+6.6%#26 of 2,088
7Grays Harbor County, WA80309.8$873K+3.0%#74 of 2,088
8Cowlitz County, WA78439.8$1M+3.5%#90 of 2,088
9Pacific County, WA771210.9$846K+3.6%#113 of 2,088
10Adams County, WA76711.1$819K+4.3%#130 of 2,088
25San Juan County, WA631516.6$740K+4.2%#493 of 2,088

Other business types in San Juan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in San Juan County, WA?

San Juan County has 15 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in San Juan County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11.1M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $740K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

San Juan County has 16.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $740K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, San Juan County would have about 17, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,503 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 63 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #493 of 2,088 scored counties.

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