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Gyms and studios in Vilas County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Vilas County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #922 of 2,088 scored counties
#35 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $541K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,761
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms and studios in Vilas County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $776 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Vilas County spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $541K per location, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Vilas County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,716 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $824K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Vilas County.
Population estimates show Vilas County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Vilas County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #922 of 2,088 scored counties and #35 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Vilas 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 | Vilas County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $541K | $668K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,716 | 1,692 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $776 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,431 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $824K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Vilas 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 Vilas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,761+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,147
- Median age
- 53.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 858 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $68,431+45.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,583
- Median home value
- $300,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,876
- Daytime population
- 22,608Residents 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 |
| 35Vilas County, WI | 53 | 16 | 14.4 | $541K | +2.9% | #922 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Vilas 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 classes53
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Vilas County, WI?
There are 16 gyms and studios on map listings in Vilas County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Vilas County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.7M a year, or $776 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $541K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,147 households in Vilas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vilas County, WI compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Vilas County has 14.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $541K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Vilas County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,716 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Vilas County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Vilas County at 23,761 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,147 households. Median household income in Vilas County is $68,431, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.4%, 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. Vilas County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #922 of 2,088 scored counties.
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