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Gyms in Crow Wing County, MN

The gyms in Crow Wing County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #736 of 1,792 scored counties
#24 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
23
6 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
9
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,132
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 gyms in Crow Wing County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Crow Wing County spend about $25.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $864 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 15% 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 Crow Wing County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 3,267 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Crow Wing County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Crow Wing County is 55 (upper middle), #736 of 1,792 scored counties and #24 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Crow Wing 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.

Gyms in Crow Wing County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.88.47.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,2673,0863,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$864$1,085$983
Median household income$72,589$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5554

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
145
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,132+4.3% since 2020
Households
29,402
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
999 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$72,589+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,168
Median home value
$306,800
Jobs located here
29,423
Daytime population
66,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gyms, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Crow Wing County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Scott County, MN84346.2$2.3M+5.1%#39 of 1,792
2Isanti County, MN8495.5$1.7M+7.3%#43 of 1,792
3Cass County, MN7864.7$1.8M+4.2%#89 of 1,792
4Anoka County, MN77997.2$1.6M+4.7%#104 of 1,792
5Chisago County, MN72209.4$1.2M+4.3%#196 of 1,792
6Olmsted County, MN71446.6$1.8M+2.3%#200 of 1,792
7Nicollet County, MN6886.2$1.6M−0.7%#268 of 1,792
8Washington County, MN68928.7$1.6M+6.9%#269 of 1,792
9Carver County, MN684110.0$1.5M+6.6%#271 of 1,792
10Wabasha County, MN6766.6$1.4M+0.7%#291 of 1,792
24Crow Wing County, MN55237.8$1.1M+4.3%#736 of 1,792

Other business types in Crow Wing County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Crow Wing County, MN?

Crow Wing County has 23 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 9 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 Crow Wing County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $25.4M a year, or $864 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,402 households in Crow Wing County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crow Wing County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Crow Wing County has 7.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Crow Wing County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,267 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Crow Wing County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Crow Wing County at 69,132 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,402 households. The median household income in Crow Wing County is $72,589 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Crow Wing County scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #736 of 1,792 scored counties.

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