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Gyms and studios in Cleburne County, AR
How Cleburne County, AR 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,849 of 2,088 scored counties
#29 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $527 a household
- Spending per listing
- $462K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,672
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Cleburne County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,849 of 2,088 scored counties and #29 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms and studios in Cleburne County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Cleburne County spend about $5.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $527 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $462K per location, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cleburne County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cleburne County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cleburne 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.
| Measure | Cleburne County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $462K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,412 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $527 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,798 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 42 |
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
- 121 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,672+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,522
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $55,798+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,242
- Median home value
- $179,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,624
- Daytime population
- 23,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grant County, AR | 63 | 6 | 8.6 | $781K | +4.1% | #488 of 2,088 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 63 | 50 | 10.0 | $717K | +7.6% | #497 of 2,088 |
| 3Carroll County, AR | 61 | 7 | 6.2 | $885K | +3.6% | #549 of 2,088 |
| 4Miller County, AR | 56 | 10 | 6.1 | $809K | −0.5% | #759 of 2,088 |
| 5Logan County, AR | 56 | 6 | 7.0 | $803K | +2.5% | #760 of 2,088 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 55 | 32 | 11.2 | $598K | +3.5% | #824 of 2,088 |
| 7Mississippi County, AR | 52 | 9 | 5.8 | $963K | −6.7% | #930 of 2,088 |
| 8Baxter County, AR | 52 | 14 | 7.2 | $689K | +3.1% | #949 of 2,088 |
| 9Benton County, AR | 51 | 181 | 16.2 | $571K | +16.0% | #1,022 of 2,088 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 50 | 28 | 12.0 | $483K | +4.1% | #1,073 of 2,088 |
| 29Cleburne County, AR | 28 | 12 | 11.4 | $462K | +3.9% | #1,849 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Cleburne 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 classes28
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios20
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Cleburne County, AR?
Cleburne County has 12 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) 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 Cleburne County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cleburne County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.5M a year, or $527 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $462K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,522 households in Cleburne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleburne County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Cleburne County has 11.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $462K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cleburne County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Cleburne County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cleburne County at 25,672 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,522 households. Median household income in Cleburne County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Cleburne County scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,849 of 2,088 scored counties.
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