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Gyms in Mason County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Mason County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #9 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 29 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Mason County is 90 (very high), #9 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 29 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Mason County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,098 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $28.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 3.1 times 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 Mason County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,206 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Mason County. Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mason 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.
| Measure | Mason County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,206 | 2,908 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,098 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $534K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 92 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #4 of 1,792 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 90 | 7 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +7.8% | #9 of 1,792 |
| 3Franklin County, WA | 90 | 15 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +5.6% | #12 of 1,792 |
| 4Grays Harbor County, WA | 83 | 14 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #46 of 1,792 |
| 5Thurston County, WA | 82 | 77 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #48 of 1,792 |
| 6Snohomish County, WA | 81 | 201 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #55 of 1,792 |
| 7Stevens County, WA | 80 | 9 | 4.6 | $2M | +6.6% | #64 of 1,792 |
| 8Cowlitz County, WA | 80 | 27 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #69 of 1,792 |
| 9Clark County, WA | 77 | 126 | 6.4 | $2M | +5.3% | #99 of 1,792 |
| 10Pierce County, WA | 76 | 226 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #118 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Mason County, WA?
There are 7 gyms on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Mason County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $28.6M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Mason County has 2.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $4.1M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Mason County would have about 22, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,206 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 90 for gyms (very high), #9 of 1,792 scored counties.
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