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Gyms and studios in Linn County, IA
The gyms and studios in Linn County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,523 of 2,088 scored counties
#43 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 172
- 32 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $522K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Linn County comes to about $89.7M a year: $939 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 172 gyms and studios, that is $522K per location, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Linn County has 172 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Linn County was 63 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,517 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Linn County.
Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,523 of 2,088 scored counties and #43 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.
How Linn County compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $522K | $603K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,517 | 1,888 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +3.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $939 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 63+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Linn 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.
Population and households in Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 83 | 27 | 13.1 | $805K | +9.0% | #42 of 2,088 |
| 2Benton County, IA | 79 | 9 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #79 of 2,088 |
| 3Buchanan County, IA | 73 | 6 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #173 of 2,088 |
| 4Dallas County, IA | 73 | 59 | 13.9 | $922K | +17.8% | #183 of 2,088 |
| 5Guthrie County, IA | 71 | 5 | 10.9 | $845K | +1.6% | #234 of 2,088 |
| 6Madison County, IA | 70 | 8 | 11.9 | $829K | +3.8% | #251 of 2,088 |
| 7Cedar County, IA | 69 | 6 | 7.9 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #267 of 2,088 |
| 8Allamakee County, IA | 68 | 5 | 8.4 | $935K | +1.2% | #303 of 2,088 |
| 9Harrison County, IA | 68 | 6 | 9.9 | $892K | +0.4% | #308 of 2,088 |
| 10Marshall County, IA | 65 | 11 | 7.1 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #395 of 2,088 |
| 43Linn County, IA | 39 | 172 | 18.0 | $522K | +0.7% | #1,523 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Linn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes39
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Linn County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 172 gyms and studios in Linn County. 32 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $89.7M a year, or $939 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $522K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Linn County has 18.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $522K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Linn County would have about 136, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,517 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,523 of 2,088 scored counties.
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