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Gyms and studios in Marshall County, AL
How Marshall County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #925 of 2,088 scored counties
#15 of 50 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 44
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $636 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,537
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Marshall County spend about $23.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $636 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. Spread across 44 gyms and studios, that is $527K per location, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 44 gyms and studios on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Marshall County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 5,208 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marshall County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marshall County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #925 of 2,088 scored counties and #15 of 50 scored counties in Alabama.
How Marshall 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 | Marshall County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $562K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,208 | 2,352 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $636 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,571 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,537+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 36,459
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $62,571+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,886
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,328
- Daytime population
- 98,763Residents 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 |
| 15Marshall County, AL | 53 | 44 | 12.1 | $527K | +6.0% | #925 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Marshall 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 classes53
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Marshall County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 gyms and studios in Marshall County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Marshall County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.2M a year, or $636 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $527K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,459 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marshall County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Marshall County has 12.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $527K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Marshall County would have about 35, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,208 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Marshall County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Marshall County at 103,537 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,459 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $62,571 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Marshall County scores 53 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #925 of 2,088 scored counties.
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