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Gyms in Solano County, CA
The gyms in Solano County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #282 of 1,792 scored counties
#17 of 51 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 124
- 38 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $216.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,376 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 455,376
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,376 per household (40% above the U.S. average), households in Solano County spend about $216.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 124 gyms on map listings in Solano County as of September 2026. 38 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Solano County was 53 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,972 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Solano County.
Population estimates show Solano County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Solano County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #282 of 1,792 scored counties and #17 of 51 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Solano 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 | Solano County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,972 | 2,522 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +9.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,376 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $100,401 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 53All fitness and recreational sports centers · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 715
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12438 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Solano 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 Solano County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 455,376+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 157,512
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,026
- Median home value
- $617,700
- Jobs located here
- 138,955
- Daytime population
- 384,717Residents 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 |
| 17Solano County, CA | 67 | 124 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #282 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Solano 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 Solano County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 gyms in Solano County. 38 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Solano County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $216.7M a year, or $1,376 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,512 households in Solano County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Solano County, CA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Solano County has 7.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Solano County would have about 167, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,972 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Solano County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Solano County at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in Solano County is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Solano County scores 67 for gyms (upper middle), #282 of 1,792 scored counties.
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