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Gyms and studios in Lawrence County, SD
The gyms and studios in Lawrence County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,571 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 15 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $417K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Lawrence County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,571 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 15 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lawrence County spend about $10M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $830 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $417K of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Lawrence County has 24 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $128K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lawrence County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lawrence County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Lawrence County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $417K | $635K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,205 | 1,810 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $830 | $876 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $684K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 76 | 10 | 13.7 | $783K | +3.3% | #132 of 2,088 |
| 2Beadle County, SD | 74 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #152 of 2,088 |
| 3Meade County, SD | 67 | 14 | 11.7 | $742K | +2.7% | #351 of 2,088 |
| 4Yankton County, SD | 62 | 11 | 11.3 | $721K | +1.5% | #529 of 2,088 |
| 5Clay County, SD | 59 | 5 | 9.0 | $827K | +0.2% | #623 of 2,088 |
| 6Minnehaha County, SD | 55 | 121 | 14.3 | $646K | +7.6% | #817 of 2,088 |
| 7Butte County, SD | 54 | 7 | 16.3 | $547K | +5.5% | #883 of 2,088 |
| 8Pennington County, SD | 52 | 72 | 15.5 | $569K | +6.6% | #979 of 2,088 |
| 9Lincoln County, SD | 51 | 57 | 20.4 | $554K | +17.5% | #1,027 of 2,088 |
| 10Brookings County, SD | 47 | 19 | 13.8 | $595K | +9.6% | #1,213 of 2,088 |
| 13Lawrence County, SD | 38 | 24 | 19.9 | $417K | +14.0% | #1,571 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 classes38
- Gyms45
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios42
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Lawrence County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gyms and studios in Lawrence County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10M a year, or $830 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $417K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Lawrence County has 19.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $417K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 38 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,571 of 2,088 scored counties.
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