Jul 21, 2025 - News
San Diego is one of the gym capitals of the U.S.
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It's not your imagination: San Diego really does have a lot of gyms.
By the numbers: San Diego has 20.4 gyms for every 100,000 residents, per government data.
- That trails only Bridgeport, Connecticut and Boston, based on an Axios analysis of every metro area over 500,000 people for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics had sufficient data.
- U.S. metro areas overall have 13.6 gyms for every 100,000 residents.
What's next: The latest crop of high-end gyms are setting themselves up as both a place to pump iron and take work meetings — though hopefully not at the same time.