Fitness and classes · Metro area · Wisconsin
Gyms in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area
How the Fond du Lac, WI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #259 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 31
- 8 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $36.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,669
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $841 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Fond du Lac metro area spend about $36.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 31 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 31 gyms on map listings in the Fond du Lac metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 26%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Fond du Lac metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,089 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Fond du Lac metro area.
Population estimates show the Fond du Lac metro area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fond du Lac metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #259 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Fond du Lac metro area compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Fond du Lac metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,089 | 2,966 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $841 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,275 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 273
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Fond du Lac metro area, 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 the Fond du Lac metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,669+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,243
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,084
- Median home value
- $222,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,885
- Daytime population
- 99,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for gyms, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fond du Lac metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wausau, WI | 67 | 36 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 2Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 64 | 43 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #66 of 387 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 60 | 1,258 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +2.6% | #101 of 387 |
| 3Kenosha, WI | 59 | 49 | 7.1 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #108 of 387 |
| 4Sheboygan, WI | 58 | 28 | 5.6 | $1.5M | 0.0% | #116 of 387 |
| 5Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 57 | 40 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +1.4% | #122 of 387 |
| 6Janesville-Beloit, WI | 57 | 47 | 7.0 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #125 of 387 |
| 7Appleton, WI | 55 | 67 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #137 of 387 |
| 8Madison, WI | 54 | 253 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +4.1% | #149 of 387 |
| 9Green Bay, WI | 53 | 91 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #157 of 387 |
| 11Fond du Lac, WI | 43 | 31 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #259 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fond du Lac metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 the Fond du Lac, WI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 gyms in the Fond du Lac metro area. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.4M a year, or $841 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gyms 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 43,243 households in the Fond du Lac metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fond du Lac, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Fond du Lac metro area has 7.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Fond du Lac metro area would have about 28, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,089 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fond du Lac, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fond du Lac metro area at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in the Fond du Lac metro area is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. The Fond du Lac metro area scores 43 for gyms (lower middle), #259 of 387 scored metro areas.
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