Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Washington
Gyms and studios in the Shelton, WA area
The gyms and studios in the Shelton, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Shelton area has a Groundwork market score of 93 (very high): #1 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gyms and studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gyms and studios in the Shelton area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $1,098 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Shelton area spend about $28.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shelton area in 2023. That is one for every 5,206 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shelton area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Shelton area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Shelton 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 | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $962K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,206 | 1,380 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.7% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,098 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $534K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Shelton 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 classes93
- Gyms90
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Shelton, WA area?
There are 14 gyms and studios on map listings in the Shelton area 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $28.6M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $2M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Shelton area has 5.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $2M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 43, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,206 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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 Shelton area scores 93 for gyms and studios (very high), #1 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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