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Gyms and studios in Hale County, AL

The gyms and studios in Hale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $460 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,194
+2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 gym or studio in Hale County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hale County comes to about $2.6M a year: $460 per household, 53% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per location.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hale County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 gym or studio on map listings, Hale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hale 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Hale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureHale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.811.714.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$562K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3521,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$460$656$983
Median household income$39,250$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hale 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 Hale County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,194+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,642
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$39,250+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,886
Median home value
$127,600
Jobs located here
2,723
Daytime population
11,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Hale County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL85348.3$989K+18.0%#29 of 2,088
2Blount County, AL69125.4$1.1M+1.8%#266 of 2,088
3Chilton County, AL68137.3$798K+5.9%#316 of 2,088
4Coffee County, AL662110.0$657K+6.3%#385 of 2,088
5St. Clair County, AL663610.3$656K+7.1%#386 of 2,088
6Tallapoosa County, AL63105.9$967K−0.8%#475 of 2,088
7Lawrence County, AL6196.6$914K+2.3%#546 of 2,088
8Dale County, AL59105.1$1.1M+1.3%#615 of 2,088
9Morgan County, AL58428.6$798K+2.6%#671 of 2,088
10Autauga County, AL542611.3$658K+5.1%#863 of 2,088
Hale County, ALNot scored11.8$2.6M+2.9%

Other business types in Hale County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Hale County, AL?

There is 1 gym or studio on map listings in Hale County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hale County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hale County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.6M a year, or $460 per household. That is 53% below the U.S. average (an index of 47, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym or studio on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,642 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hale County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Hale County has 1 gym or studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hale County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Hale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Hale County at 15,194 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,642 households. Median household income in Hale County is $39,250, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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. Hale County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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