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Gyms in Cass County, ND
The gyms in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #694 of 1,792 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 69
- 23 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $937 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 gyms in Cass County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $937 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $78.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 69 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 12% 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 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,398 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, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass County.
Population estimates show Cass County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #694 of 1,792 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Cass 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 | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,398 | 2,956 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | +15.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $937 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 35All fitness and recreational sports centers · +6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,031
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for gyms, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.
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 Cass 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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Cass County, ND?
Cass County has 69 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 6.1% 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 Cass County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $78.6M a year, or $937 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Cass County has 8.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Cass County would have about 60, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,398 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 56 for gyms (upper middle), #694 of 1,792 scored counties.
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