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Gyms and studios in Winona County, MN

The gyms and studios in Winona County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,174 of 2,088 scored counties
#46 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
29
5 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $832 a household
Spending per listing
$581K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,523
+1.8% 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 Winona County spend about $16.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $832 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $581K of household spending for each location on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 29 gyms and studios on map listings in Winona County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.3 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Winona County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,250 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Winona County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Winona County is 48 (lower middle), #1,174 of 2,088 scored counties and #46 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Winona 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 Winona County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWinona CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.314.714.9
Spending per listing$581K$739K$662K
Households per official establishment2,2501,6741,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$832$1,085$983
Median household income$70,744$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
154
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
295 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Winona 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 Winona County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,523+1.8% since 2020
Households
20,253
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
626 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$70,744+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,678
Median home value
$235,400
Jobs located here
25,458
Daytime population
50,349Residents 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 Winona 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
46Winona County, MN482914.3$581K+1.8%#1,174 of 2,088

Other business types in Winona County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 gyms and studios in Winona County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $16.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $581K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,253 households in Winona County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winona County has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $581K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Winona County would have about 25, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,250 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Winona County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Winona County at 50,523 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,253 households. The median household income in Winona County is $70,744 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Winona County scores 48 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,174 of 2,088 scored counties.

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