Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Minnesota
Gyms and studios in the Austin, MN area
The gyms and studios in the Austin, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #58 of 535 scored small-town markets
#3 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $655K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,971
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $833 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Austin area spend about $13.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 20 gyms and studios, that is $655K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 20 gyms and studios on map listings in the Austin area as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Austin area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 5,240 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Austin area grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Austin area is 70 (upper middle), #58 of 535 scored small-town markets and #3 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Austin area compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Austin area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $655K | $739K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,240 | 1,674 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $833 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,074 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 the Austin area, 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 the Austin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,971+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,719
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $73,074+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,253
- Median home value
- $185,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Austin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fergus Falls, MN | 75 | 32 | 12.7 | $667K | +1.6% | #29 of 535 |
| 2Grand Rapids, MN | 70 | 19 | 10.2 | $775K | +0.9% | #50 of 535 |
| 3Austin, MN | 70 | 20 | 12.7 | $655K | +2.3% | #58 of 535 |
| 4Owatonna, MN | 64 | 18 | 11.9 | $779K | +0.2% | #106 of 535 |
| 5Brainerd, MN | 64 | 51 | 12.1 | $705K | +4.3% | #110 of 535 |
| 6Albert Lea, MN | 60 | 14 | 10.9 | $743K | −1.5% | #149 of 535 |
| 7Worthington, MN | 58 | 10 | 13.0 | $626K | +0.6% | #176 of 535 |
| 8Willmar, MN | 55 | 25 | 14.2 | $609K | +2.3% | #213 of 535 |
| 9Faribault-Northfield, MN | 54 | 38 | 16.2 | $589K | +4.2% | #228 of 535 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 54 | 14 | 14.7 | $588K | 0.0% | #229 of 535 |
Other business types in the Austin area
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 classes70
- Gyms69
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Austin, MN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 gyms and studios in the Austin area. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Austin, MN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.1M a year, or $833 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $655K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,719 households in the Austin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Austin, MN area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Austin area has 12.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $655K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,240 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Austin, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Austin area at 40,971 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,719 households. The median household income in the Austin area is $73,074 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Austin area scores 70 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #58 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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