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Gyms and studios in the Hinesville, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Hinesville, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #116 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
28
4 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $540 a household
Spending per listing
$581K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,870
+12.6% 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

At $540 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in the Hinesville metro area spend about $16.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 28 gyms and studios, that is $581K per location, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 28 gyms and studios on map listings in the Hinesville metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Hinesville metro area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,032 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $287K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Hinesville metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hinesville metro area grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the Hinesville metro area is 58 (upper middle), #116 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Hinesville 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Hinesville, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHinesville metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.314.314.9
Spending per listing$581K$554K$662K
Households per official establishment6,0321,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$540$792$983
Median household income$61,709$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
284 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
1
Amount
$287K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Hinesville 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 Hinesville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
91,870+12.6% since 2020
Households
30,160
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
917 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$61,709+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,391
Median home value
$204,500
Jobs located here
17,128
Daytime population
75,511Residents 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 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 Hinesville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dalton, GA65428.1$774K+3.5%#63 of 387
2Warner Robins, GA638010.7$680K+8.2%#82 of 387
3Gainesville, GA589613.1$616K+11.4%#114 of 387
4Hinesville, GA58289.3$581K+12.6%#116 of 387
5Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC5526611.5$610K+4.7%#141 of 387
6Savannah, GA4823614.6$515K+8.1%#211 of 387
7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA453,79916.4$554K+5.9%#250 of 387
8Albany, GA43529.0$605K−1.8%#259 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA4332414.0$519K+5.3%#263 of 387
9Rome, GA424813.0$494K+2.8%#273 of 387

Other business types in the Hinesville metro area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Hinesville, GA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 gyms and studios in the Hinesville metro area. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Hinesville, GA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.3M a year, or $540 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $581K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,160 households in the Hinesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hinesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Hinesville metro area has 9.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $581K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Hinesville metro area would have about 25, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,032 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hinesville, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hinesville metro area at 91,870 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,160 households. The median household income in the Hinesville metro area is $61,709 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Hinesville metro area scores 58 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #116 of 387 scored metro areas.

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