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Gyms and studios in the Warner Robins, GA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #82 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
80
18 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
33
+42.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $730 a household
Spending per listing
$680K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,091
+8.2% 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

Households in the Warner Robins metro area spend about $54.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $730 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $680K of household spending for each location on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 80 gyms and studios on map listings in the Warner Robins metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Warner Robins metro area in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,256 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Warner Robins metro area.

Population estimates show the Warner Robins metro area grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Warner Robins metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #82 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWarner Robins metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.714.314.9
Spending per listing$680K$554K$662K
Households per official establishment2,2561,8251,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+42.9%+5.2%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$730$792$983
Median household income$79,345$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33+42.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
399
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8018 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
208,091+8.2% since 2020
Households
74,449
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
526 sq. mi.
People per square mile
377
Median household income
$79,345+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,182
Median home value
$217,900
Jobs located here
59,923
Daytime population
185,982Residents 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 Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins, GA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 80 gyms and studios in the Warner Robins metro area. 18 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019.

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

About $54.4M a year, or $730 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $680K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,449 households in the Warner Robins metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Warner Robins metro area has 10.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $680K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Warner Robins metro area would have about 82, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,256 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Warner Robins, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Warner Robins metro area at 208,091 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,449 households. The median household income in the Warner Robins metro area is $79,345 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.9% 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. The Warner Robins metro area scores 63 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #82 of 387 scored metro areas.

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