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Gyms and studios in Izard County, AR

How Izard County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $439 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,405
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 gyms and studios in Izard County. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Izard County comes to about $2.3M a year: $439 per household, 55% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 gyms and studios, that is $1.1M per location.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Izard County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Izard County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Izard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Izard 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 Izard County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureIzard CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.811.714.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$528K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4121,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$439$617$983
Median household income$49,405$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Izard 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 Izard County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,405+5.9% since 2020
Households
5,232
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$49,405+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,540
Median home value
$129,100
Jobs located here
2,494
Daytime population
12,534Residents 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 Izard 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
Izard County, ARNot scored23.8$1.1M+5.9%

Other business types in Izard County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 gyms and studios on map listings in Izard County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Izard County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.3M a year, or $439 per household. That is 55% below the U.S. average (an index of 45, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,232 households in Izard County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Izard County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Izard County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Izard County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Izard County at 14,405 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,232 households. Median household income in Izard County is $49,405, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Izard County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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