Fitness and classes · County · Alabama
Gyms and studios in Blount County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Blount County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #266 of 2,088 scored counties
#2 of 50 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,156
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms and studios in Blount County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $608 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $13.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 70% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Blount County in 2023. That is one for every 4,436 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Blount County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #266 of 2,088 scored counties and #2 of 50 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Blount County 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 | Blount County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $562K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,436 | 2,352 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $608 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $64,190 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $383K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 centers and recreation instruction in Blount 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.
Population and households in Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,156+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 22,180
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 645 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,889
- Median home value
- $175,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,571
- Daytime population
- 43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 85 | 34 | 8.3 | $989K | +18.0% | #29 of 2,088 |
| 2Blount County, AL | 69 | 12 | 5.4 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #266 of 2,088 |
| 3Chilton County, AL | 68 | 13 | 7.3 | $798K | +5.9% | #316 of 2,088 |
| 4Coffee County, AL | 66 | 21 | 10.0 | $657K | +6.3% | #385 of 2,088 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 66 | 36 | 10.3 | $656K | +7.1% | #386 of 2,088 |
| 6Tallapoosa County, AL | 63 | 10 | 5.9 | $967K | −0.8% | #475 of 2,088 |
| 7Lawrence County, AL | 61 | 9 | 6.6 | $914K | +2.3% | #546 of 2,088 |
| 8Dale County, AL | 59 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #615 of 2,088 |
| 9Morgan County, AL | 58 | 42 | 8.6 | $798K | +2.6% | #671 of 2,088 |
| 10Autauga County, AL | 54 | 26 | 11.3 | $658K | +5.1% | #863 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Blount County
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 classes69
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Blount County, AL?
Blount County has 12 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Blount County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.5M a year, or $608 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Blount County has 5.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.1M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Blount County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,436 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 69 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #266 of 2,088 scored counties.
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