Minneapolis, MN · Gyms and Fitness Studios
Gyms and Fitness Studios in Minneapolis, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 552 fitness and recreational sports centers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in 2023, employing 11,699 people with $219.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
552
16th most of 385 US metro areas
11,699
21.2 per business, against 17.4 across all metros
$219.9 million
$18,794 per employee
62%
of businesses, against 57% across all metros
-3.2%
in the number of businesses (570 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Minneapolis.
- Minneapolis is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of fitness and recreational sports centers, 16th of 385.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 21.2 employees each, against 17.4 across all metros.
- The count fell by 18 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps gyms and fitness studios in Minneapolis.
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Intro sessions on the booking page
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Follow up on every trial
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Memberships and packs that bill themselves
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Questions
Gyms and Fitness Studios in Minneapolis
How many fitness and recreational sports centers are there in Minneapolis?
552 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 11,699 people and paid $219.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Minneapolis market for gyms and fitness studios growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 570 to 552 (-3.2%).
What does VERA do for gyms and fitness studios in Minneapolis?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Minneapolis business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Gyms and Fitness Studios in other markets
Other Minneapolis markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is fitness and recreational sports centers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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