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Gyms in Mendocino County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Mendocino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,016 of 1,792 scored counties
#45 of 51 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gyms in Mendocino County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $968 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Mendocino County spend about $33.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each gym on map listings, in line with 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Mendocino County in 2023. That is one for every 2,680 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mendocino County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Mendocino County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,016 of 1,792 scored counties and #45 of 51 scored counties in California.
How Mendocino County 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 | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,680 | 2,522 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $968 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 and recreational sports centers in Mendocino 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 90 | 13 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +8.2% | #13 of 1,792 |
| 2San Joaquin County, CA | 85 | 173 | 7.1 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #34 of 1,792 |
| 3San Benito County, CA | 84 | 9 | 4.4 | $3.6M | +8.6% | #37 of 1,792 |
| 4Madera County, CA | 82 | 35 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +7.4% | #51 of 1,792 |
| 5Tulare County, CA | 79 | 84 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #80 of 1,792 |
| 6Amador County, CA | 77 | 13 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #111 of 1,792 |
| 7Calaveras County, CA | 77 | 16 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #113 of 1,792 |
| 8Tehama County, CA | 75 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #129 of 1,792 |
| 9Riverside County, CA | 74 | 563 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +5.0% | #144 of 1,792 |
| 10Fresno County, CA | 74 | 199 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +2.6% | #145 of 1,792 |
| 45Mendocino County, CA | 47 | 26 | 7.5 | $1.3M | −3.5% | #1,016 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Mendocino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Mendocino County, CA?
Mendocino County has 26 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $33.7M a year, or $968 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Mendocino County has 7.5 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,680 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 47 for gyms (lower middle), #1,016 of 1,792 scored counties.
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