Fitness and classes · County · Minnesota
Gyms and studios in Cottonwood County, MN
How Cottonwood 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,869 of 2,088 scored counties
#60 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,405
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Cottonwood County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,869 of 2,088 scored counties and #60 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cottonwood County comes to about $3.8M a year: $825 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $425K per location, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 9 gyms and studios on map listings in Cottonwood County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.4, 30% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cottonwood County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $64K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cottonwood County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cottonwood County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cottonwood 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 | Cottonwood County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $739K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,674 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $825 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,941 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $64K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,405−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,630
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,108
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,163
- Daytime population
- 11,565Residents 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 |
| 60Cottonwood County, MN | 27 | 9 | 19.4 | $425K | −1.0% | #1,869 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Cottonwood 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 classes27
- Gyms29
- 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 Cottonwood County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gyms and studios in Cottonwood County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cottonwood County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cottonwood County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.8M a year, or $825 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $425K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cottonwood County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Cottonwood County has 19.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $425K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood County scores 27 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,869 of 2,088 scored counties.
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