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Gyms and studios in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area

How the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #80 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
339
72 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
155
+18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$251.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,057 a household
Spending per listing
$741K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
608,012
+3.5% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,057 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area spend about $251.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $741K per location, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 339 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 72 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,534 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #80 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSpokane-Spokane Valley metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.314.414.9
Spending per listing$741K$962K$662K
Households per official establishment1,5341,3801,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+9.7%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,057$1,386$983
Median household income$77,488$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6373

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
155+18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,049
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
33972 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
380The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$7.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
608,012+3.5% since 2020
Households
237,769
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,458
Median home value
$405,300
Jobs located here
253,696
Daytime population
597,141Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Longview-Kelso, WA83439.8$1M+3.5%#5 of 387
2Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA7615312.9$947K+2.8%#14 of 387
3Kennewick-Richland, WA7215013.9$859K+6.5%#26 of 387
4Yakima, WA719010.3$888K+1.0%#28 of 387
5Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA717013.4$882K+2.4%#30 of 387
6Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA6914613.5$1M+2.7%#36 of 387
7Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA682,56215.9$1M+3.3%#41 of 387
Lewiston, ID-WA673613.5$723K+1.5%#51 of 387
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA631,53815.2$883K+1.0%#74 of 387
8Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA637215.2$759K+5.0%#79 of 387
9Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA6333914.3$741K+3.5%#80 of 387

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Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 339 gyms and studios in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. 72 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $251.3M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 339 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $741K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $741K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 380, against 339 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,534 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 63 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #80 of 387 scored metro areas.

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