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Gyms and studios in Wilkes County, GA
How Wilkes 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
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $480 a household
- Spending per listing
- $661K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,540
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wilkes County spend about $2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $480 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. That works out to $661K per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K.
Wilkes County has 3 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wilkes County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Wilkes County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wilkes 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 | Wilkes County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $661K | $554K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,825 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $480 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,043 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
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
- 30 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,540−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,133
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $52,043
- Average household income
- $74,862
- Median home value
- $122,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 7,620Residents 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 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 7.3 | $661K | −0.1% |
Other business types in Wilkes County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Wilkes County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms and studios in Wilkes County. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Wilkes County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wilkes County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2M a year, or $480 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $661K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,133 households in Wilkes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilkes County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Wilkes County has 7.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $661K, in line with the U.S. figure of $662K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending.
How fast is Wilkes County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Wilkes County at 9,540 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,133 households. The median household income in Wilkes County is $52,043 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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