Fitness and classes · County · North Dakota
Gyms in Burleigh County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Burleigh County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #317 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 29
- 14 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,251
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 gyms in Burleigh County. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Burleigh County comes to about $42.4M a year: $1,028 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 12% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Burleigh County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,751 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Burleigh County.
Population estimates show Burleigh County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Burleigh County is 66 (upper middle), #317 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Burleigh County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Burleigh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,751 | 2,956 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,028 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $86,851 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 483
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,251+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 41,269
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,470
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,122
- Daytime population
- 107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKenzie County, ND | 77 | 5 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #108 of 1,792 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 66 | 29 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #317 of 1,792 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 56 | 69 | 8.2 | $1.1M | +9.1% | #694 of 1,792 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 51 | 24 | 7.7 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #882 of 1,792 |
| 5Stark County, ND | 50 | 10 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #912 of 1,792 |
| 6Richland County, ND | 50 | 6 | 8.8 | $1M | +1.2% | #928 of 1,792 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 45 | 15 | 9.9 | $1.1M | +1.4% | #1,092 of 1,792 |
| 8Ward County, ND | 39 | 28 | 9.8 | $961K | −2.4% | #1,265 of 1,792 |
| 9Ramsey County, ND | 27 | 6 | 11.1 | $711K | −0.4% | #1,570 of 1,792 |
| 10Barnes County, ND | 23 | 5 | 10.2 | $760K | −2.7% | #1,624 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Burleigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Burleigh County, ND?
There are 29 gyms on map listings in Burleigh County as of September 2026. 14 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 15 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 Burleigh County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $42.4M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Burleigh County has 7.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 33, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,751 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 66 for gyms (upper middle), #317 of 1,792 scored counties.
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