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Gyms and studios in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area

The gyms and studios in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #126 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
76
15 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
45
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$62.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $861 a household
Spending per listing
$824K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+1.4% since 2020

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What this means

Households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area spend about $62.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $861 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 76 gyms and studios, that is $824K per location, 24% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has 76 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,615 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $415K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #126 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOshkosh-Neenah metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.513.814.9
Spending per listing$824K$668K$662K
Households per official establishment1,6151,6921,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+10.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$861$921$983
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,216
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$415K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro 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 Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI69799.8$930K+0.4%#38 of 387
2Wausau, WI686010.4$852K+1.0%#45 of 387
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI622,30715.6$776K+2.6%#84 of 387
3Janesville-Beloit, WI618412.5$671K+1.7%#92 of 387
4Kenosha, WI589113.2$723K−0.4%#107 of 387
5Sheboygan, WI585911.9$712K0.0%#108 of 387
6Green Bay, WI5817612.9$706K+2.5%#111 of 387
7Oshkosh-Neenah, WI567610.5$824K+1.4%#126 of 387
8Fond du Lac, WI545913.6$617K+0.5%#148 of 387
9Appleton, WI5214614.6$675K+2.7%#163 of 387

Other business types in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 gyms and studios in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $62.6M a year, or $861 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $824K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,667 households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has 10.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $824K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area would have about 95, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,615 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area scores 56 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #126 of 387 scored metro areas.

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