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Gyms in Winnebago County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$871K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,251
−3.8% 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

At $751 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Winnebago County spend about $3.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $871K per gym, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Winnebago County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Winnebago County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $317K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Winnebago County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gyms on map listings, Winnebago County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.68.57.6
Spending per listing$871K$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, 2020–2025−3.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$751$890$983
Median household income$67,642$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
41 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
2
Amount
$317K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,251−3.8% since 2020
Households
4,641
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$67,642+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,071
Median home value
$135,000
Jobs located here
3,897
Daytime population
9,377Residents 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 Winnebago 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
Winnebago County, IANot scored48.6$871K−3.8%

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Winnebago County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms in Winnebago County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Winnebago County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.5M a year, or $751 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $871K per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,641 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 8.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $871K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Winnebago County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 10,251 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,641 households. Median household income in Winnebago County is $67,642, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. Winnebago County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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