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Gyms and studios in Rusk County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Rusk County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $666 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,146
−0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms and studios in Rusk County. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Rusk County spend about $4.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $666 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 gyms and studios, that is $1.4M per location, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Rusk County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Rusk County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms and studios on map listings, Rusk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rusk County 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 Rusk County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRusk CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.713.814.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$668K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6921,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$666$921$983
Median household income$59,944$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
30 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,146−0.2% since 2020
Households
6,355
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
914 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$59,944+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,376
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
4,892
Daytime population
12,818Residents 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 counties in Wisconsin for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Rusk County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI84178.0$1.3M+2.9%#32 of 2,088
2Oconto County, WI7984.8$1.8M+2.9%#75 of 2,088
3Trempealeau County, WI7675.6$1.5M+1.1%#118 of 2,088
4Iowa County, WI7687.9$1.2M+1.0%#120 of 2,088
5Sawyer County, WI7377.9$932K+4.0%#181 of 2,088
6Lafayette County, WI73710.4$799K+5.2%#187 of 2,088
7Washington County, WI726411.2$958K+1.8%#199 of 2,088
8Vernon County, WI72118.9$918K+2.4%#201 of 2,088
9Polk County, WI722311.8$739K+1.7%#214 of 2,088
10Clark County, WI7186.2$1.3M+1.2%#217 of 2,088
Rusk County, WINot scored34.7$1.4M−0.2%

Other business types in Rusk County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Rusk County, WI?

There are 3 gyms and studios on map listings in Rusk County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Rusk County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Rusk County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.2M a year, or $666 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,355 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rusk County, WI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Rusk County has 4.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Rusk County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Rusk County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rusk County at 14,146 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,355 households. Median household income in Rusk County is $59,944, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Rusk County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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