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Gyms and studios in Walsh County, ND
The gyms and studios in Walsh County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,934 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $442K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,179
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Walsh County is 23 (low), #1,934 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Walsh County comes to about $3.5M a year: $804 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 gyms and studios, that is $442K per location, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 8 gyms and studios on map listings in Walsh County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 18.2 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Walsh County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walsh County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walsh 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 | Walsh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $442K | $711K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,761 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $804 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,944 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 59 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,179−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,400
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,230
- Median home value
- $132,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,797
- Daytime population
- 10,251Residents 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 |
| 13Walsh County, ND | 23 | 8 | 18.2 | $442K | −3.3% | #1,934 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Walsh 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 classes23
- Gyms18
- 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 Walsh County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms and studios in Walsh County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Walsh County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Walsh County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.5M a year, or $804 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $442K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walsh County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Walsh County has 18.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $442K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Walsh County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 23 for gyms and studios (low), #1,934 of 2,088 scored counties.
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