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Gyms in Brule County, SD
The gyms in Brule County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $560K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,278
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $859 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Brule County spend about $1.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $560K per gym, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 3 gyms on map listings in Brule County as of September 2026. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Brule County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Brule County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Brule County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Brule County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $560K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,207 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $859 | $876 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,720 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
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
- 31 chain location
- 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 Brule 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 Brule County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,278+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,955
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 817 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $73,720
- Average household income
- $92,266
- Median home value
- $216,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,961
- Daytime population
- 4,902Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 64 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #407 of 1,792 |
| 2Pennington County, SD | 59 | 38 | 8.2 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #584 of 1,792 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 56 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +9.6% | #695 of 1,792 |
| 4Yankton County, SD | 55 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #722 of 1,792 |
| 5Meade County, SD | 53 | 10 | 8.4 | $1M | +2.7% | #817 of 1,792 |
| 6Minnehaha County, SD | 49 | 77 | 9.1 | $1M | +7.6% | #965 of 1,792 |
| 7Lincoln County, SD | 48 | 36 | 12.9 | $877K | +17.5% | #1,006 of 1,792 |
| 8Butte County, SD | 46 | 5 | 11.6 | $766K | +5.5% | #1,080 of 1,792 |
| 9Lawrence County, SD | 45 | 14 | 11.6 | $715K | +14.0% | #1,117 of 1,792 |
| 10Codington County, SD | 37 | 12 | 9.6 | $807K | +4.3% | #1,334 of 1,792 |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 15.3 | $560K | +0.5% |
Other business types in Brule County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Brule County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms in Brule County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Brule County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Brule County, SD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.7M a year, or $859 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $560K 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 1,955 households in Brule County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brule County, SD compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Brule County has 15.3 gyms per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $560K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Brule County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Brule County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brule County at 5,278 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,955 households. Median household income in Brule County is $73,720, 9% 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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