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Gyms in Butte County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Butte County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,080 of 1,792 scored counties
#8 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $890 a household
Spending per listing
$766K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,856
+5.5% 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 $890 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Butte County spend about $3.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 5 gyms, that is $766K per gym, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 5 gyms on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

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

Population estimates show Butte County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Butte County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,080 of 1,792 scored counties and #8 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Butte 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.

Gyms in Butte County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureButte CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.68.77.6
Spending per listing$766K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,2073,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$890$876$983
Median household income$75,652$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score4644

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
51 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 Butte 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 Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,856+5.5% since 2020
Households
4,306
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,250 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$75,652+62.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,122
Median home value
$244,600
Jobs located here
2,873
Daytime population
8,663Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, SD6479.6$1.1M+3.3%#407 of 1,792
2Pennington County, SD59388.2$1.1M+6.6%#584 of 1,792
3Brookings County, SD56107.2$1.1M+9.6%#695 of 1,792
4Yankton County, SD5566.2$1.3M+1.5%#722 of 1,792
5Meade County, SD53108.4$1M+2.7%#817 of 1,792
6Minnehaha County, SD49779.1$1M+7.6%#965 of 1,792
7Lincoln County, SD483612.9$877K+17.5%#1,006 of 1,792
8Butte County, SD46511.6$766K+5.5%#1,080 of 1,792
9Lawrence County, SD451411.6$715K+14.0%#1,117 of 1,792
10Codington County, SD37129.6$807K+4.3%#1,334 of 1,792

Other business types in Butte County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Butte County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Butte County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Butte County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Butte County, SD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.8M a year, or $890 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $766K 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 4,306 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butte County, SD compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Butte County has 11.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $766K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Butte County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Butte County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Butte County at 10,856 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,306 households. Median household income in Butte County is $75,652, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 62.7%, 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. Butte County scores 46 for gyms (lower middle), #1,080 of 1,792 scored counties.

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