Fitness and classes · Metro area · Alabama
Gyms and studios in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #354 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 52
- 12 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $462K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Anniston-Oxford metro area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #354 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 gyms and studios in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area spend about $24M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $534 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That is about $462K of household spending for each location on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Anniston-Oxford metro area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 4,092 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $750K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Anniston-Oxford metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Anniston-Oxford metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms and studios 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 | Anniston-Oxford metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $462K | $562K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,092 | 2,352 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $534 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $750K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Anniston-Oxford 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.
Population and households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Anniston-Oxford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Decatur, AL | 64 | 51 | 8.1 | $818K | +2.5% | #66 of 387 |
| 2Tuscaloosa, AL | 58 | 93 | 8.8 | $712K | +2.9% | #109 of 387 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 52 | 77 | 10.0 | $654K | +7.1% | #164 of 387 |
| 4Huntsville, AL | 49 | 310 | 15.0 | $569K | +12.5% | #200 of 387 |
| 5Gadsden, AL | 45 | 35 | 8.9 | $589K | +0.4% | #246 of 387 |
| 6Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 45 | 73 | 11.5 | $525K | +3.5% | #251 of 387 |
| 7Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 42 | 180 | 18.3 | $418K | +14.8% | #276 of 387 |
| 8Dothan, AL | 37 | 68 | 11.1 | $521K | +3.4% | #311 of 387 |
| 9Birmingham, AL | 36 | 621 | 13.4 | $551K | +1.4% | #314 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 32 | 144 | 11.3 | $538K | −1.3% | #344 of 387 |
| 11Anniston-Oxford, AL | 31 | 52 | 11.6 | $462K | −0.3% | #354 of 387 |
Other business types in the Anniston-Oxford 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
- Gyms, studios and classes31
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios50
- Martial arts and dance studios30
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 52 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24M a year, or $534 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $462K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,015 households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 11.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $462K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Anniston-Oxford metro area would have about 36, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,092 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anniston-Oxford metro area at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. Median household income in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is $55,029, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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 Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 31 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #354 of 387 scored metro areas.
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