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Gyms and studios in Columbia County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Columbia County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #643 of 2,088 scored counties
#25 of 98 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 73
- 17 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $711K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 gyms and studios in Columbia County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Columbia County comes to about $51.9M a year: $942 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $711K per location, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Columbia County was 44 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,253 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Columbia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Columbia County is 59 (upper middle), #643 of 2,088 scored counties and #25 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $711K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,253 | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $942 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 44+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents 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 |
| 25Columbia County, GA | 59 | 73 | 13.2 | $711K | +7.9% | #643 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 classes59
- Gyms69
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Columbia County, GA?
Columbia County has 73 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $51.9M a year, or $942 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $711K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Columbia County has 13.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $711K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Columbia County would have about 78, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,253 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 59 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #643 of 2,088 scored counties.
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