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Gyms and studios in Pope County, AR
How Pope 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 #1,852 of 2,088 scored counties
#30 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 31
- 7 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $454K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,852 of 2,088 scored counties and #30 of 48 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 gyms and studios in Pope County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Pope County spend about $14.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $578 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 gyms and studios, that is $454K per location, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Pope County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pope County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $454K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,739 | 2,412 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $578 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $616K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pope County marked.
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 |
| 30Pope County, AR | 28 | 31 | 12.7 | $454K | +2.5% | #1,852 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Pope 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
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios40
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pope County, AR?
There are 31 gyms and studios on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. 7 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.1M a year, or $578 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $454K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pope County has 12.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $454K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Pope County would have about 21, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,852 of 2,088 scored counties.
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