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Sports Franchises in Washington

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WA71121a

Sports Franchises in Washington industry analysis

The Sports Franchises industry in Washington is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Sports Franchises in Washington Market Research Report

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Definition of the Sports Franchises in Washington?

Sports franchises are sports teams or clubs that participate in live professional or semiprofessional sporting events (e.g. baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer and other team sports) before a paying audience. The sports franchises included in this industry may or may not operate their own facilities for staging games or other spectator sports events.

What’s included in the Sports Franchises in Washington?

The Sports Franchises in Washington includes ticket sales, advertising, broadcasting and other media rights, concessions, merchandise and licensing of rights to use property. Related terms covered in the Sports Franchises in Washington industry report includes a negotiated document explicitly stating the complete range of relationships between management and their athlete employees; it covers discipline, base salaries, medical rights and more, a money-sharing agreement where franchises are required to pool a specified portion of their media revenue to be distributed evenly among all teams, a ceiling amount for a team's athlete payroll imposed by the professional sports league to preserve a level playing field and a tax enforced on leagues without salary caps but that have payrolls above a predetermined level.

Industry Performance of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington

Benchmark the Sports Franchises in Washington industry performance with all WA county and national performance.

Sports Franchises in Washington

#17 in Highest Revenue 2.7% of state's GDP
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Sports Franchises in the US


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Key Drivers of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, house price index, number of broadband connections, households earning more than $100,000 and domestic trips by us residents are impacting Sports Franchises in Washington

Washington Economic Indicators

Population
Median Houshold Income
House Price Index

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US Key External Drivers

Number of broadband connections
Households earning more than $100,000
Domestic trips by US residents

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County Data of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington

Access proprietary data on county in the Sports Franchises in Washington, such as King County, Pierce County and Benton County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington

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What is the market size of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington in 2025?

The market size of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington is $1.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Sports Franchises industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 28 businesses in the Sports Franchises industry in Washington, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 8.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Sports Franchises industry in Washington grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Sports Franchises industry in Washington has been growing at an average annual rate of 7.6% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Sports Franchises industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 2,234 employees in the Sports Franchises industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.1% from 2020 to 2025.