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Gyms and studios in Houghton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Houghton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,310 of 2,088 scored counties
#56 of 67 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $567K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Houghton County spend about $10.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $754 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $567K of household spending for each location on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Houghton County has 19 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Houghton County in 2023. That is one for every 2,384 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houghton County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Houghton County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,310 of 2,088 scored counties and #56 of 67 scored counties in Michigan.
How Houghton 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 | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $567K | $720K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,384 | 2,468 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $754 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $213K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents 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 |
| 56Houghton County, MI | 45 | 19 | 13.3 | $567K | +1.6% | #1,310 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Houghton 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 classes45
- Gyms50
- 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 Houghton County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms and studios in Houghton County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Houghton County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.8M a year, or $754 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $567K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Houghton County has 13.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $567K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Houghton County would have about 16, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,384 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,088 scored counties.
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