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Gyms and studios in Carroll County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,365 of 2,088 scored counties
#57 of 98 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
67
9 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $668 a household
Spending per listing
$440K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,036
+9.8% 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

Households in Carroll County spend about $29.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $668 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $440K per location, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 67 gyms and studios on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 13%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,757 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Carroll County.

Population estimates show Carroll County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,365 of 2,088 scored counties and #57 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.214.314.9
Spending per listing$440K$554K$662K
Households per official establishment2,7571,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$668$792$983
Median household income$73,714$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 16
Employees, 2023
161
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
679 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,036+9.8% since 2020
Households
44,106
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$73,714+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,516
Median home value
$255,100
Jobs located here
44,150
Daytime population
111,823Residents 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 Carroll 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
57Carroll County, GA446715.2$440K+9.8%#1,365 of 2,088

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 gyms and studios in Carroll County. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $29.5M a year, or $668 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $440K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,106 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 15.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $440K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Carroll County would have about 45, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,757 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 131,036 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,106 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $73,714 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Carroll County scores 44 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,365 of 2,088 scored counties.

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