Fitness and classes · County · Minnesota
Gyms in Le Sueur County, MN
The gyms in Le Sueur County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,148 of 1,792 scored counties
#36 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 15
- 9 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $803K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,453
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 gyms in Le Sueur County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 70% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $1,034 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Le Sueur County spend about $12M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 15 gyms, that is $803K per gym, 38% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Le Sueur County in 2023. That is one for every 2,913 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 Le Sueur County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Le Sueur County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,148 of 1,792 scored counties and #36 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Le Sueur 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 | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $803K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,913 | 3,086 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,034 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $187K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,453+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,650
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,026
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,789
- Daytime population
- 21,598Residents 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 |
| 36Le Sueur County, MN | 44 | 15 | 12.9 | $803K | +2.9% | #1,148 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Le Sueur 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Le Sueur County, MN?
Le Sueur County has 15 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Le Sueur County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms on map listings, it comes to $803K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Le Sueur County, MN compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Le Sueur County has 12.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $803K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,913 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Le Sueur County scores 44 for gyms (lower middle), #1,148 of 1,792 scored counties.
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