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Gyms and studios in Dodge County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #205 of 2,088 scored counties
#11 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,043 a household
Spending per listing
$843K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,376
+2.3% 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

Dodge County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #205 of 2,088 scored counties and #11 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.

At $1,043 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $8.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $843K of household spending for each location on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

Dodge County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dodge County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,694 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.414.714.9
Spending per listing$843K$739K$662K
Households per official establishment2,6941,6741,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,043$1,085$983
Median household income$95,739$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$110K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,376+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,083
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
439 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$95,739+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,773
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
5,620
Daytime population
15,087Residents 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 Dodge 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
11Dodge County, MN721012.4$843K+2.3%#205 of 2,088

Other business types in Dodge County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Dodge County. 2 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 Dodge County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.4M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $843K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,083 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 12.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $843K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dodge County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,694 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 21,376 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,083 households. The median household income in Dodge County is $95,739 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dodge County scores 72 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #205 of 2,088 scored counties.

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