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Gyms in Houston County, MN
The gyms in Houston County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #799 of 1,792 scored counties
#26 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,400
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Houston County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Houston County spend about $7.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $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 Houston County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #799 of 1,792 scored counties and #26 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,086 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $929 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,825 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 54 |
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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,400−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,134
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $79,825+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,996
- Median home value
- $239,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,470
- Daytime population
- 15,004Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for gyms, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 26Houston County, MN | 53 | 6 | 7.4 | $1.3M | −2.3% | #799 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Houston County, MN?
There are 6 gyms on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Houston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Houston County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.6M a year, or $929 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 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 8,134 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Houston County has 7.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 3% below 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 Houston County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 18,400 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,134 households. The median household income in Houston County is $79,825 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Houston County scores 53 for gyms (upper middle), #799 of 1,792 scored counties.
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