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Gyms and studios in Macon County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $452 a household
Spending per listing
$936K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,756
−2.2% 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 $452 per household (54% below the U.S. average), households in Macon County spend about $1.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $936K of household spending for each location on map listings.

There are 2 gyms and studios on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Macon County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 gyms and studios on map listings, Macon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Macon 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 Macon County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.814.314.9
Spending per listing$936K$554K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$452$792$983
Median household income$41,031$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,756−2.2% since 2020
Households
4,142
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$41,031+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,028
Median home value
$97,300
Jobs located here
2,843
Daytime population
10,812Residents 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 Macon 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
Macon County, GANot scored24.8$936K−2.2%

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 gyms and studios in Macon County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Macon County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.9M a year, or $452 per household. That is 54% below the U.S. average (an index of 46, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $936K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,142 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 2 gyms and studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Macon County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Macon County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 11,756 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,142 households. The median household income in Macon County is $41,031 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. Macon County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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