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Gyms and studios in Le Sueur County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #869 of 2,088 scored counties
#34 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
19
10 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,034 a household
Spending per listing
$634K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,453
+2.9% 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

Households in Le Sueur County spend about $12M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,034 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $634K per location, 4% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Le Sueur County has 19 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Le Sueur County in 2023. That is one for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Le Sueur County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Le Sueur County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #869 of 2,088 scored counties and #34 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLe Sueur CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.314.714.9
Spending per listing$634K$739K$662K
Households per official establishment1,6641,6741,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,034$1,085$983
Median household income$94,968$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$454K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1910 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,453+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,650
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,026
Median home value
$316,500
Jobs located here
8,789
Daytime population
21,598Residents 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 Le Sueur 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
34Le Sueur County, MN541916.3$634K+2.9%#869 of 2,088

Other business types in Le Sueur County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Le Sueur County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms and studios in Le Sueur County. 10 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Le Sueur County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $634K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Le Sueur County has 16.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $634K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Le Sueur County scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #869 of 2,088 scored counties.

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