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Gyms and studios in Lonoke County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #824 of 2,088 scored counties
#6 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
32
6 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $670 a household
Spending per listing
$598K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,664
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 gyms and studios in Lonoke County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $670 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Lonoke County spend about $19.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 32 gyms and studios, that is $598K per location, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Lonoke County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 4,079 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lonoke County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Lonoke County is 55 (upper middle), #824 of 2,088 scored counties and #6 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLonoke CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.211.714.9
Spending per listing$598K$528K$662K
Households per official establishment4,0792,4121,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$670$617$983
Median household income$72,828$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$573K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,664+3.5% since 2020
Households
28,554
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,277
Median home value
$193,600
Jobs located here
15,402
Daytime population
59,400Residents 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 Lonoke 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

Other business types in Lonoke County

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

Questions

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

Lonoke County has 32 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $670 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $598K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lonoke County has 11.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $598K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 29, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,079 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #824 of 2,088 scored counties.

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