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Gyms in Yankton County, SD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #722 of 1,792 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $818 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,635
+1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms in Yankton County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Yankton County spend about $7.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $818 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $1.3M per gym, 2% above 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Yankton County in 2023. That is one for every 3,232 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yankton County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Yankton County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #722 of 1,792 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Yankton 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 Yankton County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureYankton CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.28.77.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,2323,2073,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$818$876$983
Median household income$72,821$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score5544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$209K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,635+1.5% since 2020
Households
9,695
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
521 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$72,821+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,237
Median home value
$225,900
Jobs located here
12,467
Daytime population
24,093Residents 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Yankton County, SD?

Yankton County has 6 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

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

About $7.9M a year, or $818 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,695 households in Yankton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yankton County has 6.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,232 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Yankton County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Yankton County at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. The median household income in Yankton County is $72,821 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Yankton County scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #722 of 1,792 scored counties.

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