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Gyms in Sheboygan County, WI

The gyms in Sheboygan County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #487 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 55 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
28
12 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
13
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$42M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,047
0.0% 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 28 gyms in Sheboygan County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sheboygan County comes to about $42M a year: $845 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 15% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Sheboygan County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,825 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 Sheboygan County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sheboygan County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #487 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 55 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSheboygan CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.67.47.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,8252,9663,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$845$921$983
Median household income$73,094$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6141

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
396
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2812 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,0470.0% since 2020
Households
49,725
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
231
Median household income
$73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,780
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
58,857
Daytime population
120,358Residents 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 Sheboygan 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
11Sheboygan County, WI61285.6$1.5M0.0%#487 of 1,792

Other business types in Sheboygan County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Sheboygan County, WI?

Sheboygan County has 28 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 13 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 Sheboygan County, WI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $42M a year, or $845 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheboygan County has 5.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 32, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,825 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 61 for gyms (upper middle), #487 of 1,792 scored counties.

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