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Gyms and studios in Nobles County, MN
The gyms and studios in Nobles County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,109 of 2,088 scored counties
#44 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $626K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,338
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Nobles County comes to about $6.3M a year: $816 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 gyms and studios, that is $626K per location, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Nobles County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Nobles County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Nobles County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Nobles County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,109 of 2,088 scored counties and #44 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Nobles 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 | Nobles County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $626K | $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 | +0.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $816 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,101 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 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
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Nobles 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 Nobles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,338+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,674
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 715 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $66,101+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,038
- Median home value
- $197,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,543
- Daytime population
- 21,293Residents 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 |
| 44Nobles County, MN | 49 | 10 | 13.0 | $626K | +0.6% | #1,109 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Nobles 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 classes49
- Gyms45
- 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 Nobles County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Nobles County. 5 of them (50%) 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 Nobles County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nobles County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.3M a year, or $816 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $626K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,674 households in Nobles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nobles County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Nobles County has 13.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $626K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Nobles County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Nobles County at 22,338 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,674 households. The median household income in Nobles County is $66,101 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Nobles County scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,109 of 2,088 scored counties.
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