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Gyms in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area
The gyms in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #101 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 1,258
- 536 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 552
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −0.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,212 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,790,295
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,258 gyms in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area. Of those, 536 are chain locations, or 43%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area comes to about $1.8B a year: $1,212 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,258 gyms, that is $1.4M per gym, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 552 businesses with payroll in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,676 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. Since fiscal 2022, 140 SBA-backed loans worth $65.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area is 60 (upper middle), #101 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area 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 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,676 | 3,086 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.2% | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,212 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $99,833 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 552All fitness and recreational sports centers · −0.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,699
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $219.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,258536 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,375The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 140
- Amount
- $65.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area, 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 the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,790,295+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,477,259
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,048 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $99,833+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,158
- Median home value
- $374,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,958,695
- Daytime population
- 3,771,602Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochester, MN | 68 | 67 | 7.2 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #45 of 387 |
| 2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 60 | 1,258 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +2.6% | #101 of 387 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 53 | 87 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #160 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 47 | 33 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #227 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 43 | 121 | 9.9 | $977K | +9.5% | #262 of 387 |
| 3Duluth, MN-WI | 42 | 101 | 8.4 | $1M | +0.2% | #266 of 387 |
| 4Mankato, MN | 41 | 31 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #268 of 387 |
| 5St. Cloud, MN | 41 | 78 | 10.0 | $890K | +3.0% | #273 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 29 | 65 | 9.0 | $964K | +0.4% | #351 of 387 |
Other business types in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area?
There are 1,258 gyms on map listings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. 536 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 552 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 0.2% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,212 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,258 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,477,259 households in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area has 8.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area would have about 1,375, against 1,258 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,676 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area at 3,790,295 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,477,259 households. The median household income in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area is $99,833 a year, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores 60 for gyms (upper middle), #101 of 387 scored metro areas.
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