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Gyms and studios in Talladega County, AL
The gyms and studios in Talladega County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,304 of 2,088 scored counties
#24 of 50 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 30
- 9 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $606K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,603
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Talladega County comes to about $18.2M a year: $540 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That works out to $606K per location, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 30 gyms and studios on map listings in Talladega County as of September 2026. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Talladega County in 2023. That is one for every 4,206 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talladega County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Talladega County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,304 of 2,088 scored counties and #24 of 50 scored counties in Alabama.
How Talladega 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 | Talladega County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $606K | $562K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,206 | 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 | $540 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,776 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 309 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Talladega 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 Talladega County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,603+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,644
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 737 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $57,776+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,732
- Median home value
- $149,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,861
- Daytime population
- 73,023Residents 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 |
| 24Talladega County, AL | 45 | 30 | 8.9 | $606K | +0.3% | #1,304 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Talladega 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 classes45
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Talladega County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 gyms and studios in Talladega County. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Talladega County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.2M a year, or $540 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $606K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,644 households in Talladega County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talladega County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Talladega County has 8.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $606K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Talladega County would have about 28, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,206 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Talladega County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Talladega County at 81,603 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,644 households. The median household income in Talladega County is $57,776 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.8% 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. Talladega County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,088 scored counties.
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