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Gyms and studios in Sheboygan County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Sheboygan County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 2,088 scored counties
#33 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 59
- 14 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $712K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,047
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $845 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Sheboygan County spend about $42M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 59 gyms and studios, that is $712K per location, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Sheboygan County has 59 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Sheboygan County was 21 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,368 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Sheboygan County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Sheboygan County is 55 (upper middle), #806 of 2,088 scored counties and #33 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sheboygan 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.
| Measure | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $712K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,368 | 1,692 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +10.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $845 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 432
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,0470.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,725
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 58,857
- Daytime population
- 120,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 84 | 17 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #32 of 2,088 |
| 2Oconto County, WI | 79 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #75 of 2,088 |
| 3Trempealeau County, WI | 76 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #118 of 2,088 |
| 4Iowa County, WI | 76 | 8 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #120 of 2,088 |
| 5Sawyer County, WI | 73 | 7 | 7.9 | $932K | +4.0% | #181 of 2,088 |
| 6Lafayette County, WI | 73 | 7 | 10.4 | $799K | +5.2% | #187 of 2,088 |
| 7Washington County, WI | 72 | 64 | 11.2 | $958K | +1.8% | #199 of 2,088 |
| 8Vernon County, WI | 72 | 11 | 8.9 | $918K | +2.4% | #201 of 2,088 |
| 9Polk County, WI | 72 | 23 | 11.8 | $739K | +1.7% | #214 of 2,088 |
| 10Clark County, WI | 71 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #217 of 2,088 |
| 33Sheboygan County, WI | 55 | 59 | 11.9 | $712K | 0.0% | #806 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Sheboygan 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 classes55
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios42
- Martial arts and dance studios63
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Sheboygan County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 gyms and studios in Sheboygan County. 14 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $42M a year, or $845 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $712K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Sheboygan County has 11.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $712K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 64, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,368 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #806 of 2,088 scored counties.
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