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Gyms and studios in Chatham County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Chatham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,532 of 2,088 scored counties
#63 of 98 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 183
- 35 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $85.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $713 a household
- Spending per listing
- $469K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 183 gyms and studios in Chatham County. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Chatham County comes to about $85.8M a year: $713 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $469K per location, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chatham County in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chatham County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,532 of 2,088 scored counties and #63 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham 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.
| Measure | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $469K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,911 | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $713 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 63+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 665
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, GA | 82 | 28 | 6.8 | $999K | +11.2% | #52 of 2,088 |
| 2Pickens County, GA | 81 | 11 | 8.2 | $944K | +11.4% | #59 of 2,088 |
| 3Monroe County, GA | 81 | 10 | 9.5 | $873K | +14.1% | #61 of 2,088 |
| 4Walton County, GA | 80 | 31 | 8.7 | $889K | +16.0% | #73 of 2,088 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 79 | 24 | 9.9 | $825K | +14.1% | #83 of 2,088 |
| 6Paulding County, GA | 75 | 58 | 9.7 | $905K | +12.7% | #137 of 2,088 |
| 7Lee County, GA | 73 | 9 | 7.3 | $1M | +2.9% | #176 of 2,088 |
| 8Haralson County, GA | 73 | 9 | 7.7 | $883K | +10.0% | #184 of 2,088 |
| 9Coweta County, GA | 73 | 61 | 10.8 | $845K | +9.2% | #185 of 2,088 |
| 10Morgan County, GA | 72 | 8 | 9.9 | $777K | +9.4% | #213 of 2,088 |
| 63Chatham County, GA | 39 | 183 | 15.2 | $469K | +5.7% | #1,532 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 classes39
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios39
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Chatham County, GA?
Chatham County has 183 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $85.8M a year, or $713 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $469K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Chatham County has 15.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $469K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Chatham County would have about 130, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 39 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,532 of 2,088 scored counties.
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