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Gyms in the Bend, OR metro area

The gyms in the Bend, OR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #171 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon

Listings
113
34 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
56
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +39.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,240 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
266,376
+7.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 113 gyms in the Bend metro area. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 42% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $1,240 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in the Bend metro area spend about $129.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.1M per gym, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Bend metro area was 56 in 2023, up 39.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,867 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Bend metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bend metro area grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, the Bend metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #171 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.

How the Bend metro area compares

The same measures for Oregon 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.

Gyms in Bend, OR metro area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBend metro areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.87.37.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,8673,0963,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+39.5%+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,240$1,161$983
Median household income$89,788$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56All fitness and recreational sports centers · +39.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
507
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11334 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$5.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Bend 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 Bend metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
266,376+7.0% since 2020
Households
104,529
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
7,778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$89,788
Average household income
$121,236
Median home value
$602,600
Jobs located here
104,129
Daytime population
248,315Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for gyms, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Bend metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oregon

Metro areas in Oregon ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grants Pass, OR73195.2$1.7M−0.4%#27 of 387
2Salem, OR681106.9$1.5M+2.7%#46 of 387
3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA667607.5$1.8M+1.0%#57 of 387
4Albany, OR64316.1$1.5M+3.0%#69 of 387
5Eugene-Springfield, OR63935.8$1.6M−0.7%#72 of 387
6Corvallis, OR62297.5$1.5M+4.4%#86 of 387
7Medford, OR52647.0$1.4M−0.9%#166 of 387
8Bend, OR5211310.8$1.1M+7.0%#171 of 387

Other business types in the Bend metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in the Bend, OR metro area?

The Bend metro area has 113 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 39.5% 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 Bend, OR metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $129.6M a year, or $1,240 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,529 households in the Bend metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bend, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Bend metro area has 10.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Bend metro area would have about 100, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,867 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bend, OR metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bend metro area at 266,376 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,529 households. The median household income in the Bend metro area is $89,788 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Bend metro area scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #171 of 387 scored metro areas.

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