Fitness and classes · County · Oregon
Gyms in Union County, OR
The gyms in Union County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #899 of 1,792 scored counties
#23 of 26 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,900
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Union County comes to about $9.7M a year: $890 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per gym, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 7 gyms on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 2,725 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $297K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Union County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Union County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #899 of 1,792 scored counties and #23 of 26 scored counties in Oregon.
How Union County 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.
| Measure | Union County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,725 | 3,096 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $890 | $1,161 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,661 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $232K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $297K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,900−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,900
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,661+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,276
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,134
- Daytime population
- 25,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for gyms, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Union County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 92 | 6 | 5.6 | $2M | +10.6% | #5 of 1,792 |
| 2Yamhill County, OR | 84 | 24 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #42 of 1,792 |
| 3Jefferson County, OR | 77 | 6 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #109 of 1,792 |
| 4Josephine County, OR | 75 | 19 | 5.2 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #132 of 1,792 |
| 5Douglas County, OR | 74 | 18 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #140 of 1,792 |
| 6Umatilla County, OR | 73 | 12 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #158 of 1,792 |
| 7Marion County, OR | 72 | 83 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #182 of 1,792 |
| 8Columbia County, OR | 69 | 15 | 7.2 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #252 of 1,792 |
| 9Clatsop County, OR | 68 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #267 of 1,792 |
| 10Clackamas County, OR | 67 | 127 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #280 of 1,792 |
| 23Union County, OR | 50 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #899 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Union County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Union County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 gyms in Union County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Union County, OR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.7M a year, or $890 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 10,900 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, OR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Union County has 6.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Union County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,725 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 25,900 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,900 households. Median household income in Union County is $65,661, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Union County scores 50 for gyms (upper middle), #899 of 1,792 scored counties.
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