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Gyms in St. Joseph County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in St. Joseph County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,004 of 1,792 scored counties
#45 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $900K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,968
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Joseph County spend about $17.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $724 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $900K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 19 gyms on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Joseph County in 2023. That is one for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Joseph County.
Population estimates show St. Joseph County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in St. Joseph County is 48 (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,792 scored counties and #45 of 60 scored counties in Michigan.
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $900K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 7,873 | 4,383 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $724 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 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
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,968+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,433
- Median home value
- $178,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,267
- Daytime population
- 52,362Residents 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 |
| 45St. Joseph County, MI | 48 | 19 | 8.0 | $900K | +0.1% | #1,004 of 1,792 |
Other business types in St. Joseph County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in St. Joseph County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 gyms in St. Joseph County. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.1M a year, or $724 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms on map listings, it comes to $900K 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 23,620 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, MI compare with the U.S. for gyms?
St. Joseph County has 8.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $900K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. St. Joseph County scores 48 for gyms (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,792 scored counties.
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