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Gyms and studios in Clark County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Clark County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,285 of 2,088 scored counties
#12 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $534 a household
Spending per listing
$868K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,938
−2.2% 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

At $534 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $4.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 5 gyms and studios, that is $868K per location, 31% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clark County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $58K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clark County.

Population estimates show Clark County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clark County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,285 of 2,088 scored counties and #12 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Clark County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.211.714.9
Spending per listing$868K$528K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4121,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$534$617$983
Median household income$52,034$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4542

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$58K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,938−2.2% since 2020
Households
8,121
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,512
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
7,786
Daytime population
20,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grant County, AR6368.6$781K+4.1%#488 of 2,088
2Saline County, AR635010.0$717K+7.6%#497 of 2,088
3Carroll County, AR6176.2$885K+3.6%#549 of 2,088
4Miller County, AR56106.1$809K−0.5%#759 of 2,088
5Logan County, AR5667.0$803K+2.5%#760 of 2,088
6Lonoke County, AR553211.2$598K+3.5%#824 of 2,088
7Mississippi County, AR5295.8$963K−6.7%#930 of 2,088
8Baxter County, AR52147.2$689K+3.1%#949 of 2,088
9Benton County, AR5118116.2$571K+16.0%#1,022 of 2,088
10Crawford County, AR502812.0$483K+4.1%#1,073 of 2,088
12Clark County, AR4556.2$868K−2.2%#1,285 of 2,088

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Clark County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms and studios in Clark County. One of them (20%) 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 Clark County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clark County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.3M a year, or $534 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $868K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Clark County has 6.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $868K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Clark County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Clark County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in Clark County is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clark County scores 45 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,285 of 2,088 scored counties.

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