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Gyms in Pierce County, WI

How Pierce County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #745 of 1,792 scored counties
#26 of 55 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
18
10 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,029 a household
Spending per listing
$907K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,519
+3.1% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pierce County comes to about $16.3M a year: $1,029 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $907K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Pierce County has 18 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 56%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,967 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 $704K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pierce County.

Population estimates show Pierce County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #745 of 1,792 scored counties and #26 of 55 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Pierce County 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.

Gyms in Pierce County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.37.47.6
Spending per listing$907K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,9672,9663,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,029$921$983
Median household income$92,109$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$210K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$704K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,519+3.1% since 2020
Households
15,867
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$92,109+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,966
Median home value
$333,700
Jobs located here
10,112
Daytime population
35,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for gyms, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Pierce County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI77125.6$1.8M+2.9%#101 of 1,792
2Washington County, WI74376.5$1.7M+1.8%#147 of 1,792
3Oconto County, WI7063.6$2.4M+2.9%#219 of 1,792
4Marathon County, WI69366.2$1.4M+1.0%#256 of 1,792
5Manitowoc County, WI67195.4$1.4M+0.4%#293 of 1,792
6Clark County, WI6664.7$1.7M+1.2%#310 of 1,792
7Racine County, WI65435.3$1.7M+0.4%#350 of 1,792
8Columbia County, WI63197.9$1.2M−0.7%#432 of 1,792
9Walworth County, WI62368.4$1.2M+0.8%#466 of 1,792
10Winnebago County, WI61405.5$1.6M+1.4%#480 of 1,792
26Pierce County, WI551811.3$907K+3.1%#745 of 1,792

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Pierce County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms in Pierce County. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Pierce County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.3M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms on map listings, it comes to $907K 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 15,867 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, WI compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Pierce County has 11.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $907K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Pierce County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,967 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 43,519 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,867 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $92,109, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Pierce County scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #745 of 1,792 scored counties.

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