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Gyms and studios in Stutsman County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Stutsman County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #332 of 2,088 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,414
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Stutsman County comes to about $7.4M a year: $779 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 85% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Stutsman County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 57% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Stutsman County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,146 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Stutsman County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stutsman County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #332 of 2,088 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stutsman County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Stutsman County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $711K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,146 | 1,761 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $779 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,856 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $91K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,414−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,437
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,222 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,326
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,312
- Daytime population
- 21,126Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKenzie County, ND | 86 | 6 | 10.0 | $1.2M | +2.8% | #22 of 2,088 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 79 | 8 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #77 of 2,088 |
| 3Stutsman County, ND | 67 | 6 | 6.4 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #332 of 2,088 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 62 | 59 | 14.3 | $719K | +4.7% | #531 of 2,088 |
| 5Richland County, ND | 60 | 9 | 13.1 | $689K | +1.2% | #601 of 2,088 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 58 | 14 | 10.3 | $878K | +0.5% | #664 of 2,088 |
| 7Cass County, ND | 58 | 121 | 14.4 | $650K | +9.1% | #696 of 2,088 |
| 8Grand Forks County, ND | 51 | 41 | 13.1 | $635K | +1.9% | #1,008 of 2,088 |
| 9Williams County, ND | 46 | 28 | 18.5 | $579K | +1.4% | #1,263 of 2,088 |
| 10Ward County, ND | 41 | 40 | 14.0 | $672K | −2.4% | #1,446 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Stutsman 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 classes67
- Gyms
- 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 Stutsman County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Stutsman County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Stutsman County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.4M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stutsman County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Stutsman County has 6.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.2M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,146 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% 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. Stutsman County scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #332 of 2,088 scored counties.
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