Fitness and classes · County · Minnesota
Gyms in Beltrami County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Beltrami County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 1,792 scored counties
#48 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $830K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,055
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Beltrami County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,393 of 1,792 scored counties and #48 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $822 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Beltrami County spend about $14.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 18 gyms, that is $830K per gym, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 18 gyms on map listings in Beltrami County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Beltrami County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,596 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Beltrami County. Population estimates put the population change in Beltrami County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Beltrami County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Beltrami County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $830K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,596 | 3,086 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $822 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,975 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $574K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,055+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,172
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,694
- Median home value
- $237,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,323
- Daytime population
- 47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Scott County, MN | 84 | 34 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +5.1% | #39 of 1,792 |
| 2Isanti County, MN | 84 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +7.3% | #43 of 1,792 |
| 3Cass County, MN | 78 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #89 of 1,792 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 77 | 99 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #104 of 1,792 |
| 5Chisago County, MN | 72 | 20 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #196 of 1,792 |
| 6Olmsted County, MN | 71 | 44 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #200 of 1,792 |
| 7Nicollet County, MN | 68 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #268 of 1,792 |
| 8Washington County, MN | 68 | 92 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #269 of 1,792 |
| 9Carver County, MN | 68 | 41 | 10.0 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #271 of 1,792 |
| 10Wabasha County, MN | 67 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #291 of 1,792 |
| 48Beltrami County, MN | 35 | 18 | 9.9 | $830K | +1.8% | #1,393 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Beltrami County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Beltrami County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 gyms in Beltrami County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 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 Beltrami County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.9M a year, or $822 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms on map listings, it comes to $830K 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 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Beltrami County has 9.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $830K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,596 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,393 of 1,792 scored counties.
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