Fitness and classes · Metro area · Georgia
Gyms and studios in the Dalton, GA metro area
The gyms and studios in the Dalton, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #63 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 42
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,819
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 gyms and studios in the Dalton metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $624 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in the Dalton metro area spend about $32.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 42 gyms and studios, that is $774K per location, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Dalton metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,064 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Dalton metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dalton metro area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #63 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Dalton metro area 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 | Dalton metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,064 | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $624 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,846 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 the Dalton metro area, 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 the Dalton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,819+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 227
- Median household income
- $67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,684
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 67,757
- Daytime population
- 144,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dalton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dalton, GA | 65 | 42 | 8.1 | $774K | +3.5% | #63 of 387 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 63 | 80 | 10.7 | $680K | +8.2% | #82 of 387 |
| 3Gainesville, GA | 58 | 96 | 13.1 | $616K | +11.4% | #114 of 387 |
| 4Hinesville, GA | 58 | 28 | 9.3 | $581K | +12.6% | #116 of 387 |
| 5Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 55 | 266 | 11.5 | $610K | +4.7% | #141 of 387 |
| 6Savannah, GA | 48 | 236 | 14.6 | $515K | +8.1% | #211 of 387 |
| 7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 45 | 3,799 | 16.4 | $554K | +5.9% | #250 of 387 |
| 8Albany, GA | 43 | 52 | 9.0 | $605K | −1.8% | #259 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 43 | 324 | 14.0 | $519K | +5.3% | #263 of 387 |
| 9Rome, GA | 42 | 48 | 13.0 | $494K | +2.8% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Dalton metro area
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 classes65
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios58
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Dalton, GA metro area?
The Dalton metro area has 42 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Dalton, GA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $32.5M a year, or $624 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $774K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dalton, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Dalton metro area has 8.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $774K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Dalton metro area would have about 49, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,064 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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. The Dalton metro area scores 65 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas.
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