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Gyms and studios in Coweta County, GA

The gyms and studios in Coweta County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #185 of 2,088 scored counties
#9 of 98 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
61
22 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $916 a household
Spending per listing
$845K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,240
+9.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Coweta County is 73 (upper middle), #185 of 2,088 scored counties and #9 of 98 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 gyms and studios in Coweta County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Coweta County comes to about $51.6M a year: $916 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $845K per location, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Coweta County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,164 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Coweta County. Population estimates put the population change in Coweta County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Coweta 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 Coweta County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCoweta CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.814.314.9
Spending per listing$845K$554K$662K
Households per official establishment2,1641,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$916$792$983
Median household income$95,548$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
433
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6122 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
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
160,240+9.2% since 2020
Households
56,275
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
441 sq. mi.
People per square mile
347
Median household income
$95,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,536
Median home value
$357,500
Jobs located here
49,158
Daytime population
128,875Residents 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 Coweta 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

Other business types in Coweta County

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

Questions

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

Coweta County has 61 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019.

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

About $51.6M a year, or $916 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $845K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,275 households in Coweta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coweta County has 10.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $845K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Coweta County would have about 78, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,164 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Coweta County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Coweta County at 160,240 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,275 households. Median household income in Coweta County is $95,548, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Coweta County scores 73 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #185 of 2,088 scored counties.

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