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Gyms in Emmons County, ND

How Emmons County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $779 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,215
−2.4% 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

At $779 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Emmons County spend about $1.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There is 1 gym on map listings in Emmons County as of September 2026. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Emmons County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Emmons 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.

Gyms in Emmons County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureEmmons CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.58.07.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,9563,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$779$922$983
Median household income$66,538$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Emmons 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 Emmons County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,215−2.4% since 2020
Households
1,528
Median age
52.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$66,538
Average household income
$85,791
Median home value
$117,200
Jobs located here
918
Daytime population
2,986Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for gyms, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Emmons County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McKenzie County, ND7758.3$1.4M+2.8%#108 of 1,792
2Burleigh County, ND66297.0$1.5M+4.7%#317 of 1,792
3Cass County, ND56698.2$1.1M+9.1%#694 of 1,792
4Grand Forks County, ND51247.7$1.1M+1.9%#882 of 1,792
5Stark County, ND50107.4$1.2M+0.5%#912 of 1,792
6Richland County, ND5068.8$1M+1.2%#928 of 1,792
7Williams County, ND45159.9$1.1M+1.4%#1,092 of 1,792
8Ward County, ND39289.8$961K−2.4%#1,265 of 1,792
9Ramsey County, ND27611.1$711K−0.4%#1,570 of 1,792
10Barnes County, ND23510.2$760K−2.7%#1,624 of 1,792
Emmons County, NDNot scored16.5$1.2M−2.4%

Other business types in Emmons County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gyms are in Emmons County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym in Emmons County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Emmons County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Emmons County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $1.2M a year, or $779 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 1,528 households in Emmons County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Emmons County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Emmons County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Emmons County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Emmons County at 3,215 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,528 households. Median household income in Emmons County is $66,538, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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