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Gyms and studios in Bleckley County, GA

How Bleckley County, GA 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 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $589 a household
Spending per listing
$658K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,866
+2.8% since 2020

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What this means

At $589 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Bleckley County spend about $2.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $658K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 4 gyms and studios on map listings in Bleckley County as of September 2026. That is 9.0 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bleckley County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Bleckley County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms and studios on map listings, Bleckley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bleckley County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Bleckley County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBleckley CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.014.314.9
Spending per listing$658K$554K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$589$792$983
Median household income$62,008$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
41 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 Bleckley 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 Bleckley County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,866+2.8% since 2020
Households
4,465
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
216 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$62,008+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,806
Median home value
$149,600
Jobs located here
2,486
Daytime population
10,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bleckley County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA82286.8$999K+11.2%#52 of 2,088
2Pickens County, GA81118.2$944K+11.4%#59 of 2,088
3Monroe County, GA81109.5$873K+14.1%#61 of 2,088
4Walton County, GA80318.7$889K+16.0%#73 of 2,088
5Effingham County, GA79249.9$825K+14.1%#83 of 2,088
6Paulding County, GA75589.7$905K+12.7%#137 of 2,088
7Lee County, GA7397.3$1M+2.9%#176 of 2,088
8Haralson County, GA7397.7$883K+10.0%#184 of 2,088
9Coweta County, GA736110.8$845K+9.2%#185 of 2,088
10Morgan County, GA7289.9$777K+9.4%#213 of 2,088
Bleckley County, GANot scored49.0$658K+2.8%

Other business types in Bleckley County

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Bleckley County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms and studios in Bleckley County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bleckley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bleckley County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $2.6M a year, or $589 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $658K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,465 households in Bleckley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bleckley County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Bleckley County has 9.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $658K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.

How fast is Bleckley County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bleckley County at 12,866 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,465 households. The median household income in Bleckley County is $62,008 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Bleckley County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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