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Gyms and studios in Oconee County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Oconee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,222 of 2,088 scored counties
#51 of 98 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
32
7 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
25
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,201 a household
Spending per listing
$563K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.3
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,893
+6.9% 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 32 gyms and studios in Oconee County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 21.3 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in Oconee County spend about $18M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,201 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $563K per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Oconee County in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Oconee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Oconee County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Oconee County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,222 of 2,088 scored counties and #51 of 98 scored counties in Georgia.

How Oconee 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 Oconee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureOconee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.314.314.9
Spending per listing$563K$554K$662K
Households per official establishment6001,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,201$792$983
Median household income$121,217$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 25+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
327 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Oconee 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 Oconee County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,893+6.9% since 2020
Households
14,994
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$121,217+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,638
Median home value
$461,600
Jobs located here
16,874
Daytime population
41,606Residents 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 Oconee 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
51Oconee County, GA473221.3$563K+6.9%#1,222 of 2,088

Other business types in Oconee County

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

Questions

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

There are 32 gyms and studios on map listings in Oconee County as of September 2026. 7 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

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

About $18M a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $563K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,994 households in Oconee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oconee County has 21.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $563K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Oconee County would have about 27, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Oconee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Oconee County at 44,893 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,994 households. Median household income in Oconee County is $121,217, 50% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Oconee County scores 47 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,222 of 2,088 scored counties.

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