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Gyms and studios in Dougherty County, GA
The gyms and studios in Dougherty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,925 of 2,088 scored counties
#86 of 98 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 38
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $477 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Dougherty County is 24 (low), #1,925 of 2,088 scored counties and #86 of 98 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 gyms and studios in Dougherty County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in Dougherty County spend about $16.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $477 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 gyms and studios, that is $430K per location, 35% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Dougherty County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,428 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dougherty County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,428 | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $477 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 384 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 86Dougherty County, GA | 24 | 38 | 11.1 | $430K | −3.0% | #1,925 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 classes24
- Gyms25
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Dougherty County, GA?
Dougherty County has 38 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.4M a year, or $477 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $430K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dougherty County has 11.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $430K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 25, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,428 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 24 for gyms and studios (low), #1,925 of 2,088 scored counties.
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