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Gyms and studios in Becker County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Becker County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,074 of 2,088 scored counties
#42 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
26
7 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $860 a household
Spending per listing
$477K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,497
+0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gyms and studios in Becker County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 27%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Becker County comes to about $12.4M a year: $860 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 gyms and studios, that is $477K per location, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Becker County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,803 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $66K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Becker County.

Population estimates put the population change in Becker County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Becker County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,074 of 2,088 scored counties and #42 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Becker County 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Becker County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBecker CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.014.714.9
Spending per listing$477K$739K$662K
Households per official establishment4,8031,6741,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$860$1,085$983
Median household income$71,388$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$506K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
267 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$66K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Becker 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 Becker County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,497+0.9% since 2020
Households
14,410
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,315 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$71,388+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,022
Median home value
$291,000
Jobs located here
13,787
Daytime population
33,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Becker County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Isanti County, MN861710.4$902K+7.3%#24 of 2,088
2Pine County, MN8275.7$1.4M+5.5%#44 of 2,088
3Cass County, MN8286.2$1.3M+4.2%#45 of 2,088
4Clay County, MN78269.8$937K+3.6%#93 of 2,088
5Scott County, MN777513.6$1.1M+5.1%#103 of 2,088
6Kanabec County, MN7757.6$1M+3.6%#104 of 2,088
7Todd County, MN7565.9$1.3M+3.0%#134 of 2,088
8Benton County, MN73127.2$1.2M+0.9%#171 of 2,088
9Morrison County, MN73117.8$1M+1.9%#175 of 2,088
10Anoka County, MN7317012.4$931K+4.7%#182 of 2,088
42Becker County, MN502618.0$477K+0.9%#1,074 of 2,088

Other business types in Becker County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Becker County, MN?

Becker County has 26 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (27%) 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 Becker County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12.4M a year, or $860 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $477K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,410 households in Becker County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Becker County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Becker County has 18.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $477K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Becker County would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,803 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Becker County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Becker County at 35,497 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,410 households. Median household income in Becker County is $71,388, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Becker County scores 50 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #1,074 of 2,088 scored counties.

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