Fitness and classes · County · Minnesota
Gyms and studios in St. Louis County, MN
How St. Louis 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,351 of 2,088 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 127
- 28 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $573K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 gyms and studios in St. Louis County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 14.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in St. Louis County comes to about $72.7M a year: $835 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $573K per location, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Louis County was 39 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Louis County.
Population estimates show St. Louis County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Louis County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,351 of 2,088 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $573K | $739K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,234 | 1,674 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $835 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 714
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12728 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with St. Louis County marked.
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 |
| 51St. Louis County, MN | 44 | 127 | 14.6 | $573K | +0.2% | #1,351 of 2,088 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 classes44
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in St. Louis County, MN?
There are 127 gyms and studios on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 28 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $72.7M a year, or $835 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $573K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
St. Louis County has 14.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $573K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 110, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 44 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,351 of 2,088 scored counties.
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