Fitness and classes · Small-town market · South Dakota
Gyms and studios in the Vermillion, SD area
The gyms and studios in the Vermillion, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #76 of 535 scored small-town markets
#2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $827K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,031
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Vermillion area comes to about $4.1M a year: $745 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $827K per location, 25% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in the Vermillion area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vermillion area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Vermillion area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Vermillion area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #76 of 535 scored small-town markets and #2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Vermillion area 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 | Vermillion area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $827K | $635K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,810 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $745 | $876 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,850 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Vermillion area, 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 the Vermillion area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,031+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,547
- Median age
- 31.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $56,850+12.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,631
- Median home value
- $232,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,728
- Daytime population
- 14,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huron, SD | 82 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #9 of 535 |
| 2Vermillion, SD | 67 | 5 | 9.0 | $827K | +0.2% | #76 of 535 |
| 3Yankton, SD | 65 | 11 | 11.3 | $721K | +1.5% | #97 of 535 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 60 | 13 | 11.8 | $660K | +0.6% | #153 of 535 |
| 5Brookings, SD | 51 | 19 | 13.8 | $595K | +9.6% | #275 of 535 |
| 6Watertown, SD | 47 | 20 | 16.0 | $484K | +4.3% | #319 of 535 |
| 7Spearfish, SD | 40 | 24 | 19.9 | $417K | +14.0% | #392 of 535 |
| 8Pierre, SD | 33 | 21 | 24.6 | $369K | −0.5% | #451 of 535 |
| 9Aberdeen, SD | 29 | 36 | 20.1 | $422K | −1.5% | #476 of 535 |
Other business types in the Vermillion area
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 the Vermillion, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms and studios in the Vermillion area. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Vermillion area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Vermillion, SD area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.1M a year, or $745 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $827K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,547 households in the Vermillion area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vermillion, SD area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Vermillion area has 9.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $827K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Vermillion area would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Vermillion, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Vermillion area at 15,031 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. The median household income in the Vermillion area is $56,850 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Vermillion area scores 67 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #76 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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