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Gyms in Plumas County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Plumas County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,388 of 1,792 scored counties
#51 of 51 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $894K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,583
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Plumas County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,388 of 1,792 scored counties and #51 of 51 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gyms in Plumas County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 47% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $999 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Plumas County spend about $8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $894K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 31% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Plumas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Plumas County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Plumas 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 | Plumas County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $894K | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 2,522 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $999 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,031 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Plumas 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 Plumas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,583−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,054
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,802
- Median home value
- $360,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,669
- Daytime population
- 17,759Residents 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 |
| 51Plumas County, CA | 35 | 9 | 11.2 | $894K | −5.9% | #1,388 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Plumas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Plumas County, CA?
Plumas County has 9 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Plumas County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Plumas County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8M a year, or $999 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms on map listings, it comes to $894K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plumas County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Plumas County has 11.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $894K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Plumas County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. 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. Plumas County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,388 of 1,792 scored counties.
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