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Gyms and studios in Hempstead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Hempstead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,967 of 2,088 scored counties
#34 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $472 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,080
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hempstead County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,967 of 2,088 scored counties and #34 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hempstead County comes to about $3.5M a year: $472 per household, 52% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms and studios, that is $589K per location, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Hempstead County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hempstead County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Hempstead County declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hempstead 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 | Hempstead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $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 | −4.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $472 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $46,787 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,080−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,479
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $46,787+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,285
- Median home value
- $105,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,836
- Daytime population
- 19,457Residents 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 |
| 34Hempstead County, AR | 20 | 6 | 8.0 | $589K | −4.6% | #1,967 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hempstead 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 classes20
- Gyms
- 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 Hempstead County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Hempstead County. One of them (17%) 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 Hempstead County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.5M a year, or $472 per household. That is 52% below the U.S. average (an index of 48, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $589K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,479 households in Hempstead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hempstead County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hempstead County has 8.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $589K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hempstead County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Hempstead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hempstead County at 19,080 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,479 households. The median household income in Hempstead County is $46,787 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Hempstead County scores 20 for gyms and studios (low), #1,967 of 2,088 scored counties.
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