Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Washington
Gyms in the Ellensburg, WA area
The gyms in the Ellensburg, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #139 of 506 scored small-town markets
#10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ellensburg area spend about $21.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,090 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 20 gyms on map listings in the Ellensburg area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 15%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Ellensburg area in 2023. That is one for every 2,856 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.
Population estimates show the Ellensburg area grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, the Ellensburg area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #139 of 506 scored small-town markets and #10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Ellensburg area 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.
| Measure | Ellensburg area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,856 | 2,908 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,090 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 the Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Centralia, WA | 96 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #1 of 506 |
| 2Shelton, WA | 90 | 7 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +7.8% | #4 of 506 |
| 3Aberdeen, WA | 89 | 14 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #6 of 506 |
| 4Port Angeles, WA | 77 | 14 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #19 of 506 |
| 5Moses Lake, WA | 75 | 25 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +6.3% | #26 of 506 |
| 6Port Townsend, WA | 72 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #34 of 506 |
| 7Pullman, WA | 67 | 14 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #71 of 506 |
| 8Oak Harbor, WA | 65 | 22 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #85 of 506 |
| 9Othello, WA | 64 | 6 | 9.5 | $955K | +4.3% | #107 of 506 |
| 10Ellensburg, WA | 61 | 20 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #139 of 506 |
Other business types in the Ellensburg area
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 the Ellensburg, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gyms in the Ellensburg area. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 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 the Ellensburg, WA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 19,993 households in the Ellensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ellensburg, WA area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Ellensburg area has 10.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Ellensburg area would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,856 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ellensburg, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ellensburg area at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in the Ellensburg area is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ellensburg area scores 61 for gyms (upper middle), #139 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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