Fitness and classes · Metro area · Wisconsin
Gyms in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 47
- 14 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $56.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,472
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 gyms in the Janesville-Beloit metro area. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Janesville-Beloit metro area comes to about $56.4M a year: $839 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 47 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 8% 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Janesville-Beloit metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,480 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.
Population estimates show the Janesville-Beloit metro area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, the Janesville-Beloit metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #125 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Janesville-Beloit 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 | Janesville-Beloit metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,480 | 2,966 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $839 | $921 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,673 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 the Janesville-Beloit 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,472+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 67,201
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,984
- Median home value
- $231,600
- Jobs located here
- 69,632
- Daytime population
- 154,793Residents 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 Janesville-Beloit 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 |
Other business types in the Janesville-Beloit 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 Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area?
The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 47 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 15 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 the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $56.4M a year, or $839 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,201 households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 7.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Janesville-Beloit metro area would have about 43, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,480 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Janesville-Beloit metro area at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. The median household income in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is $75,673 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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. The Janesville-Beloit metro area scores 57 for gyms (upper middle), #125 of 387 scored metro areas.
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