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Gyms in Cass County, IA

The gyms in Cass County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $758 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,960
−1.2% since 2020

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms in Cass County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $758 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $4.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.5M per gym, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

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

Population estimates show Cass County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms on map listings, Cass County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 in Cass County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.18.57.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,3063,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$758$890$983
Median household income$63,013$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 and recreational sports centers in Cass 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,960−1.2% since 2020
Households
5,844
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$63,013+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,546
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
5,421
Daytime population
12,873Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for gyms, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA78157.3$1.4M+9.0%#93 of 1,792
2Dallas County, IA70348.0$1.6M+17.8%#230 of 1,792
3Pottawattamie County, IA69154.0$2.1M−0.7%#238 of 1,792
4Marshall County, IA6553.2$2.4M−0.5%#341 of 1,792
5Madison County, IA6369.0$1.1M+3.8%#439 of 1,792
6Jasper County, IA61106.7$1.2M+0.9%#500 of 1,792
7Plymouth County, IA5776.8$1.3M0.0%#646 of 1,792
8Washington County, IA5766.7$1.3M+0.6%#652 of 1,792
9Cedar County, IA5656.6$1.3M−0.7%#685 of 1,792
10Jackson County, IA5556.1$1.3M−0.8%#719 of 1,792
Cass County, IANot scored35.1$1.5M−1.2%

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Cass County, IA?

There are 3 gyms on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cass County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.4M a year, or $758 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,844 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Cass County has 5.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Cass County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,960 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,844 households. The median household income in Cass County is $63,013 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Cass County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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