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Gyms and studios in Winston County, AL
The gyms and studios in Winston County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,899 of 2,088 scored counties
#43 of 50 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,829
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Winston County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,899 of 2,088 scored counties and #43 of 50 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Winston County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $531 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Winston County spend about $5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $500K per location, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Winston County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Winston County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Winston 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 | Winston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $562K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,352 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $531 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,256 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 46 |
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
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Winston 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 Winston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,829+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,420
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $57,256+60.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,668
- Median home value
- $118,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,365
- Daytime population
- 22,080Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Winston County marked.
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 |
| 43Winston County, AL | 25 | 10 | 10.6 | $500K | +1.4% | #1,899 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Winston 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 classes25
- Gyms17
- 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 Winston County, AL?
There are 10 gyms and studios on map listings in Winston County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Winston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Winston County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5M a year, or $531 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $500K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,420 households in Winston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winston County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Winston County has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $500K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Winston County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Winston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Winston County at 23,829 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,420 households. Median household income in Winston County is $57,256, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 60.0%, 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. Winston County scores 25 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,088 scored counties.
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