Fitness and classes · County · Minnesota
Gyms and studios in Beltrami County, MN
How Beltrami County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,593 of 2,088 scored counties
#56 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $467K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,055
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Beltrami County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,593 of 2,088 scored counties and #56 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 gyms and studios in Beltrami County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 17.6 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Beltrami County spend about $14.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $822 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $467K per location, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Beltrami County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,817 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Beltrami County. Population estimates put the population change in Beltrami County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Beltrami 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.
| Measure | Beltrami County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $467K | $739K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,817 | 1,674 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $822 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,975 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $889K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,055+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,172
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,694
- Median home value
- $237,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,323
- Daytime population
- 47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Beltrami County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Isanti County, MN | 86 | 17 | 10.4 | $902K | +7.3% | #24 of 2,088 |
| 2Pine County, MN | 82 | 7 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +5.5% | #44 of 2,088 |
| 3Cass County, MN | 82 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #45 of 2,088 |
| 4Clay County, MN | 78 | 26 | 9.8 | $937K | +3.6% | #93 of 2,088 |
| 5Scott County, MN | 77 | 75 | 13.6 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #103 of 2,088 |
| 6Kanabec County, MN | 77 | 5 | 7.6 | $1M | +3.6% | #104 of 2,088 |
| 7Todd County, MN | 75 | 6 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #134 of 2,088 |
| 8Benton County, MN | 73 | 12 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #171 of 2,088 |
| 9Morrison County, MN | 73 | 11 | 7.8 | $1M | +1.9% | #175 of 2,088 |
| 10Anoka County, MN | 73 | 170 | 12.4 | $931K | +4.7% | #182 of 2,088 |
| 56Beltrami County, MN | 37 | 32 | 17.6 | $467K | +1.8% | #1,593 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Beltrami 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 classes37
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios57
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Beltrami County, MN?
There are 32 gyms and studios on map listings in Beltrami County as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.9M a year, or $822 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $467K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Beltrami County has 17.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $467K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,817 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 37 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,593 of 2,088 scored counties.
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