Fitness and classes · County · Michigan
Gyms in Leelanau County, MI
How Leelanau County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #216 of 1,792 scored counties
#13 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,179 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,982
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms in Leelanau County. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,179 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Leelanau County spend about $11.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.3M per gym, 3% below 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 Leelanau County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Leelanau County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Leelanau County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #216 of 1,792 scored counties and #13 of 60 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Leelanau County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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.
| Measure | Leelanau County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 4,383 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,179 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,422 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 60 |
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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Leelanau 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 Leelanau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,982+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,645
- Median age
- 54.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 92%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 347 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $99,422+52.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,818
- Median home value
- $458,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,706
- Daytime population
- 21,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antrim County, MI | 80 | 5 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #66 of 1,792 |
| 2Monroe County, MI | 79 | 28 | 4.4 | $2M | +0.7% | #76 of 1,792 |
| 3Lapeer County, MI | 79 | 17 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +1.0% | #78 of 1,792 |
| 4Allegan County, MI | 79 | 29 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #83 of 1,792 |
| 5Montcalm County, MI | 78 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +4.1% | #85 of 1,792 |
| 6Barry County, MI | 78 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #86 of 1,792 |
| 7Clinton County, MI | 77 | 23 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #110 of 1,792 |
| 8Livingston County, MI | 74 | 52 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #143 of 1,792 |
| 9Cass County, MI | 74 | 11 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #146 of 1,792 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 73 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #156 of 1,792 |
| 13Leelanau County, MI | 71 | 9 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #216 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Leelanau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Leelanau County, MI?
There are 9 gyms on map listings in Leelanau County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Leelanau County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Leelanau County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,179 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,645 households in Leelanau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leelanau County, MI compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Leelanau County has 9.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 3% below 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 Leelanau County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Leelanau County at 22,982 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,645 households. The median household income in Leelanau County is $99,422 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.4% 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. Leelanau County scores 71 for gyms (upper middle), #216 of 1,792 scored counties.
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