Fitness and classes · Metro area · Arkansas
Gyms and studios in the Hot Springs, AR metro area
The gyms and studios in the Hot Springs, AR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 48
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $553 a household
- Spending per listing
- $503K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Hot Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #351 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 gyms and studios in the Hot Springs metro area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Hot Springs metro area spend about $24.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $553 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $503K per location, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Hot Springs metro area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,911 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $232K have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Hot Springs metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hot Springs metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Hot Springs metro area 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 | Hot Springs metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $503K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,911 | 2,412 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $553 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 486 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $232K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Hot Springs metro area, 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 the Hot Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hot Springs metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 551 | 10.5 | $658K | −0.3% | #213 of 387 |
| 1Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 42 | 377 | 12.1 | $561K | +3.8% | #271 of 387 |
| 2Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 41 | 340 | 15.8 | $519K | +13.1% | #281 of 387 |
| 3Jonesboro, AR | 37 | 68 | 12.8 | $465K | +3.6% | #313 of 387 |
| 4Fort Smith, AR-OK | 35 | 116 | 12.7 | $450K | +3.1% | #322 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 31 | 48 | 11.0 | $503K | −0.6% | #351 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 25 | 70 | 12.4 | $456K | −0.4% | #378 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hot Springs metro area
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 classes31
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios28
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Hot Springs, AR metro area?
The Hot Springs metro area has 48 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Hot Springs, AR metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24.1M a year, or $553 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $503K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in the Hot Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hot Springs, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Hot Springs metro area has 11.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $503K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Hot Springs metro area would have about 36, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,911 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hot Springs, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hot Springs metro area at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. Median household income in the Hot Springs metro area is $57,181, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. The Hot Springs metro area scores 31 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #351 of 387 scored metro areas.
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