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Gyms and studios in Elbert County, GA

How Elbert County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #936 of 2,088 scored counties
#36 of 98 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $553 a household
Spending per listing
$771K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,072
+2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Elbert County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Elbert County spend about $4.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $553 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $771K per location, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Elbert County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Elbert County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elbert County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #936 of 2,088 scored counties and #36 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.

How Elbert 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 Elbert County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.214.314.9
Spending per listing$771K$554K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$553$792$983
Median household income$58,450$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,072+2.1% since 2020
Households
8,376
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$58,450+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,605
Median home value
$142,000
Jobs located here
5,780
Daytime population
16,279Residents 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 Elbert 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
36Elbert County, GA5267.2$771K+2.1%#936 of 2,088

Other business types in Elbert County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 gyms and studios on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Elbert County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $553 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $771K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,376 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elbert County has 7.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $771K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Elbert County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Elbert County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 20,072 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,376 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $58,450, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.1%, 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. Elbert County scores 52 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #936 of 2,088 scored counties.

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