Fitness and classes · Metro area · Idaho
Gyms in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area
The gyms in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #42 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 19
- 9 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,450
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms in the Lewiston metro area. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $972 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston metro area spend about $26M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 5% above 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lewiston metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,352 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 $494K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lewiston metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lewiston metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lewiston metro area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #42 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Lewiston metro area compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Lewiston metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,352 | 3,060 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $972 | $1,038 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,475 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $549K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 199 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $494K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lewiston 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in the Lewiston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,450+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,760
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,760
- Median home value
- $331,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,559
- Daytime population
- 64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for gyms, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lewiston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Twin Falls, ID | 75 | 28 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +8.1% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Idaho Falls, ID | 70 | 50 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +9.8% | #38 of 387 |
| 3Lewiston, ID-WA | 69 | 19 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #42 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 68 | 46 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +8.8% | #50 of 387 |
| 4Boise City, ID | 63 | 270 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +12.2% | #78 of 387 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 54 | 31 | 9.2 | $976K | +4.9% | #153 of 387 |
| 6Coeur d’Alene, ID | 53 | 65 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +11.0% | #162 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?
There are 19 gyms on map listings in the Lewiston metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26M a year, or $972 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Lewiston metro area has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Lewiston metro area would have about 20, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,352 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Lewiston metro area scores 69 for gyms (upper middle), #42 of 387 scored metro areas.
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