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Gyms in Brown County, MN
The gyms in Brown County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,688 of 1,792 scored counties
#57 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 13
- 8 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $658K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,517
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Brown County is 18 (low), #1,688 of 1,792 scored counties and #57 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gyms in Brown County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 62%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 55% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $776 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Brown County spend about $8.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $658K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Brown County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,838 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brown County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $658K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,838 | 3,086 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $776 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,378 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $182K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,517−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,027
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 611 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $69,378+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,644
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,020
- Daytime population
- 27,131Residents 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 |
| 57Brown County, MN | 18 | 13 | 11.8 | $658K | −1.5% | #1,688 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Brown 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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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Brown County, MN?
There are 13 gyms on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Brown County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.6M a year, or $776 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms on map listings, it comes to $658K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,027 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Brown County has 11.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $658K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Brown County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,838 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 25,517 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,027 households. The median household income in Brown County is $69,378 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Brown County scores 18 for gyms (low), #1,688 of 1,792 scored counties.
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