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Gyms in Douglas County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Douglas County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,143 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
3.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,473
+8.0% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Douglas County comes to about $18.2M a year: $1,143 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $4.5M per gym, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 4 gyms on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Douglas County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Douglas County grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, Douglas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Douglas County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.57.17.6
Spending per listing$4.5M$2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,9083,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,143$1,386$983
Median household income$80,363$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,473+8.0% since 2020
Households
15,923
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$80,363+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,623
Median home value
$432,500
Jobs located here
11,460
Daytime population
34,658Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for gyms, numbered among those based in Washington, with Douglas County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis County, WA92103.0$3.2M+6.7%#4 of 1,792
2Mason County, WA9072.7$4.1M+7.8%#9 of 1,792
3Franklin County, WA90155.0$2.3M+5.6%#12 of 1,792
4Grays Harbor County, WA83144.6$1.9M+3.0%#46 of 1,792
5Thurston County, WA82776.5$1.9M+2.8%#48 of 1,792
6Snohomish County, WA812016.4$2.4M+4.9%#55 of 1,792
7Stevens County, WA8094.6$2M+6.6%#64 of 1,792
8Cowlitz County, WA80276.1$1.6M+3.5%#69 of 1,792
9Clark County, WA771266.4$2M+5.3%#99 of 1,792
10Pierce County, WA762266.4$2.1M+2.5%#118 of 1,792
Douglas County, WANot scored42.5$4.5M+8.0%

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Douglas County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms in Douglas County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Douglas County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Douglas County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $18.2M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 15,923 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Douglas County has 2.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $4.5M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Douglas County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Douglas County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 46,473 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,923 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,363, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Douglas County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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