Fitness and classes · Small-town market · California
Gyms in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #259 of 506 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 40
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 gyms in the Eureka-Arcata area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 15%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $904 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Eureka-Arcata area spend about $49.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 40 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Eureka-Arcata area in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,891 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Eureka-Arcata area.
Population estimates show the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, the Eureka-Arcata area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #259 of 506 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Eureka-Arcata area compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 | Eureka-Arcata area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,891 | 2,522 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +9.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $904 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19All fitness and recreational sports centers · −5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 406 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Eureka-Arcata 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in the Eureka-Arcata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Red Bluff, CA | 79 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #15 of 506 |
| 2Crescent City, CA | 68 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.7M | −4.4% | #58 of 506 |
| 3Clearlake, CA | 66 | 15 | 5.6 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #76 of 506 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 65 | 16 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +0.9% | #87 of 506 |
| 4Sonora, CA | 60 | 22 | 9.7 | $1.1M | −4.0% | #151 of 506 |
| 5Susanville, CA | 58 | 6 | 6.5 | $1.3M | −13.1% | #171 of 506 |
| 6Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 52 | 45 | 10.5 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #233 of 506 |
| 7Ukiah, CA | 50 | 26 | 7.5 | $1.3M | −3.5% | #250 of 506 |
| 8Bishop, CA | 50 | 8 | 10.0 | $1.1M | −4.4% | #252 of 506 |
| 9Eureka-Arcata, CA | 49 | 40 | 7.3 | $1.2M | −3.4% | #259 of 506 |
Other business types in the Eureka-Arcata area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 40 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $49.7M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 7.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 38, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,891 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. 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 Eureka-Arcata area scores 49 for gyms (lower middle), #259 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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