Fitness and classes · County · Washington
Gyms in Spokane County, WA
How Spokane County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #492 of 1,792 scored counties
#24 of 29 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 170
- 57 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +28.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $232.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 558,344
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 170 gyms in Spokane County. 57 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,066 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Spokane County spend about $232.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 170 gyms, that is $1.4M per gym, 5% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Spokane County was 86 in 2023, up 28.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,539 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, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Spokane County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spokane County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Spokane County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #492 of 1,792 scored counties and #24 of 29 scored counties in Washington.
How Spokane 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 | Spokane County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,539 | 2,908 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.4% | +6.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,066 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,582 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 86All fitness and recreational sports centers · +28.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17057 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $7.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Spokane 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 Spokane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 558,344+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 218,395
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,315
- Median home value
- $410,700
- Jobs located here
- 243,284
- Daytime population
- 557,028Residents 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 |
| 24Spokane County, WA | 61 | 170 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #492 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Spokane 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 Spokane County, WA?
There are 170 gyms on map listings in Spokane County as of September 2026. 57 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 28.4% 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 Spokane County, WA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $232.9M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 170 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spokane County, WA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Spokane County has 7.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Spokane County would have about 179, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,539 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 61 for gyms (upper middle), #492 of 1,792 scored counties.
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