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Gyms and studios in Liberty County, GA
How Liberty 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,130 of 2,088 scored counties
#47 of 98 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $542 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,313
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Liberty County comes to about $13M a year: $542 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 gyms and studios, that is $500K per location, 25% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 26 gyms and studios on map listings in Liberty County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Liberty County in 2023. That is one for every 4,800 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 Liberty County.
Population estimates show Liberty County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Liberty County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,130 of 2,088 scored counties and #47 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.
How Liberty 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 | Liberty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,800 | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $542 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,456 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 45 |
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
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,313+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,998
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 517 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $60,456+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,082
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,728
- Daytime population
- 61,774Residents 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 |
| 47Liberty County, GA | 49 | 26 | 10.8 | $500K | +7.6% | #1,130 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Liberty 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 classes49
- Gyms47
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios32
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Liberty County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gyms and studios in Liberty County. 4 of them (15%) 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 Liberty County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13M a year, or $542 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $500K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,998 households in Liberty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Liberty County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Liberty County has 10.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $500K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Liberty County would have about 20, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,800 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Liberty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Liberty County at 70,313 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,998 households. The median household income in Liberty County is $60,456 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Liberty County scores 49 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,130 of 2,088 scored counties.
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