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Gyms and studios in Blue Earth County, MN
The gyms and studios in Blue Earth County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,512 of 2,088 scored counties
#54 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 41
- 10 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $568K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $843 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Blue Earth County spend about $23.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $568K of household spending for each location on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Blue Earth County has 41 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 24%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Blue Earth County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Blue Earth County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,512 of 2,088 scored counties and #54 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $568K | $739K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,255 | 1,674 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $843 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 54Blue Earth County, MN | 39 | 41 | 14.9 | $568K | +2.1% | #1,512 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 classes39
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios43
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Blue Earth County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 gyms and studios in Blue Earth County. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.3M a year, or $843 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $568K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Blue Earth County has 14.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $568K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 35, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,512 of 2,088 scored counties.
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