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Gyms in Snohomish County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Snohomish County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #55 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 29 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 201
- 63 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $485.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 870,656
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #55 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 29 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
As of September 2026, map listings count 201 gyms in Snohomish County. Of those, 63 are chain locations, or 31%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,534 per household (56% above the U.S. average), households in Snohomish County spend about $485.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Snohomish County in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,513 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, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $13.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Snohomish County. Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Snohomish 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 | Snohomish County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,513 | 2,908 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +6.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,534 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $111,246 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 90All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,886
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 373The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $13.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 870,656+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 316,212
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 405
- Median household income
- $111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,831
- Median home value
- $696,000
- Jobs located here
- 295,384
- Daytime population
- 731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA?
Snohomish County has 201 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 11.1% 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 Snohomish County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $485.2M a year, or $1,534 per household. That is 56% above the U.S. average (an index of 156, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Snohomish County has 6.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.4M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 373, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,513 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 81 for gyms (high), #55 of 1,792 scored counties.
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