Fitness and classes · County · North Dakota
Gyms in Walsh County, ND
How Walsh County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,692 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $506K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,179
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Walsh County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,692 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Walsh County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $804 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Walsh County spend about $3.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $506K per gym, 61% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Walsh County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Walsh County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walsh 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 | Walsh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $506K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 2,956 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $804 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,944 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 40 |
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
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,179−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,400
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,230
- Median home value
- $132,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,797
- Daytime population
- 10,251Residents 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 |
| 11Walsh County, ND | 18 | 7 | 15.9 | $506K | −3.3% | #1,692 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Walsh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Walsh County, ND?
There are 7 gyms on map listings in Walsh County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Walsh County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Walsh County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.5M a year, or $804 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $506K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walsh County, ND compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Walsh County has 15.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $506K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Walsh County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 18 for gyms (low), #1,692 of 1,792 scored counties.
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