San Francisco, CA · Gyms and Fitness Studios
Gyms and Fitness Studios in San Francisco, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 807 fitness and recreational sports centers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 14,727 people with $393.6 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
807
9th most of 385 US metro areas
14,727
18.2 per business, against 17.4 across all metros
$393.6 million
$26,727 per employee
53%
of businesses, against 57% across all metros
+4.7%
in the number of businesses (771 in 2022)
What the numbers say about San Francisco.
- San Francisco is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for fitness and recreational sports centers, 9th of 385.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 18.2 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $26,727 per employee a year, against $19,294.
- The market grew: 36 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps gyms and fitness studios in San Francisco.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Intro sessions on the booking page
Prospects book a trial into time a trainer is actually free, tied to the trainers who run them, and get a reminder before they come.
Follow up on every trial
VERA drafts a next-day follow-up with the right plan and a way to start, so a good first session does not go cold.
Memberships and packs that bill themselves
Monthly memberships and session packs run as automatic payments once the member authorizes them, with packs ending after a set number of payments.
Questions
Gyms and Fitness Studios in San Francisco
How many fitness and recreational sports centers are there in San Francisco?
807 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 14,727 people and paid $393.6 million in annual payroll.
Is the San Francisco market for gyms and fitness studios growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 771 to 807 (+4.7%).
What does VERA do for gyms and fitness studios in San Francisco?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Francisco business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Gyms and Fitness Studios in other markets
Other San Francisco markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is fitness and recreational sports centers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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