Fitness & recreational sports centers in California 5,725 establishments · 85,012 employees · 2024
Firms (CA)
5,725
Employment
85,012
Avg Annual Pay
$25,003
State Rank
#1 of 52
How California compares to national
Metric
California
National
California vs. U.S.
Establishments
5,725
45,116
12.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$25,003
$21,947
+$3,056 (+13.9%)
Location quotient
0.83
1.00
17% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.8
14.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+1.0%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.83 means fitness & recreational sports centers are 17% under-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 713940. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json