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Gyms in Wabasha County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Wabasha County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #291 of 1,792 scored counties
#10 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $949 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,537
+0.7% 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

Households in Wabasha County spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $949 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $1.4M per gym, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Wabasha County has 6 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wabasha County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wabasha County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wabasha County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #291 of 1,792 scored counties and #10 of 57 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWabasha CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.68.47.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,0863,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$949$1,085$983
Median household income$82,007$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6754

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
62 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,537+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,156
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,189
Median home value
$264,400
Jobs located here
6,667
Daytime population
17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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

Other business types in Wabasha County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Wabasha County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Wabasha County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wabasha County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Wabasha County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.7M a year, or $949 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabasha County has 6.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 67 for gyms (upper middle), #291 of 1,792 scored counties.

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