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Gyms and studios in Wright County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #539 of 2,088 scored counties
#26 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
99
37 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
35
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,197 a household
Spending per listing
$653K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.3
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,559
+11.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 99 gyms and studios in Wright County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 37%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Wright County spend about $64.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,197 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $653K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Wright County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,543 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wright County.

Population estimates put the population change in Wright County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wright County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #539 of 2,088 scored counties and #26 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Wright 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 Wright County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWright CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.314.714.9
Spending per listing$653K$739K$662K
Households per official establishment1,5431,6741,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+2.1%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,197$1,085$983
Median household income$107,209$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 35+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
338
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9937 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$6.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wright 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 Wright County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,559+11.1% since 2020
Households
54,010
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,718
Median home value
$358,900
Jobs located here
46,489
Daytime population
114,013Residents 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 Wright 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
26Wright County, MN629918.3$653K+11.1%#539 of 2,088

Other business types in Wright County

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

Questions

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

Wright County has 99 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $64.7M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $653K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wright County has 18.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $653K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Wright County would have about 98, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,543 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Wright County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 62 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #539 of 2,088 scored counties.

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