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Gyms and studios in Baraga County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Baraga County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $357K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,169
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Baraga County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 17% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Baraga County comes to about $2.1M a year: $625 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That is about $357K of household spending for each location on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Baraga County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Baraga County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Baraga County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Baraga County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 12.5 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $357K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,468 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $625 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,327 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Baraga 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 Baraga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,169+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,433
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $55,327
- Average household income
- $71,924
- Median home value
- $138,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,752
- Daytime population
- 8,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leelanau County, MI | 85 | 11 | 11.4 | $1M | +3.0% | #28 of 2,088 |
| 2Allegan County, MI | 81 | 47 | 10.3 | $909K | +2.1% | #60 of 2,088 |
| 3Barry County, MI | 79 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #78 of 2,088 |
| 4Antrim County, MI | 79 | 10 | 9.0 | $921K | +5.3% | #81 of 2,088 |
| 5Clinton County, MI | 79 | 39 | 12.3 | $838K | +1.6% | #82 of 2,088 |
| 6Cass County, MI | 77 | 19 | 9.0 | $969K | +0.2% | #106 of 2,088 |
| 7Newaygo County, MI | 74 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.3M | +3.1% | #145 of 2,088 |
| 8Monroe County, MI | 74 | 62 | 9.8 | $922K | +0.7% | #161 of 2,088 |
| 9Montcalm County, MI | 73 | 22 | 9.0 | $791K | +4.1% | #188 of 2,088 |
| 10Hillsdale County, MI | 72 | 12 | 6.7 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #194 of 2,088 |
| Baraga County, MI | Not scored | 6 | 17.5 | $357K | +0.3% |
Other business types in Baraga County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Baraga County, MI?
There are 6 gyms and studios on map listings in Baraga County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Baraga County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Baraga County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.1M a year, or $625 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $357K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,433 households in Baraga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baraga County, MI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Baraga County has 17.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $357K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Baraga County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Baraga County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Baraga County at 8,169 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,433 households. Median household income in Baraga County is $55,327, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
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