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Gyms and studios in Bossier Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Bossier Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,559 of 2,088 scored counties
#11 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
67
11 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
24
−11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $677 a household
Spending per listing
$514K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,867
+2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 gyms and studios in Bossier Parish. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Bossier Parish comes to about $34.4M a year: $677 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $514K per location, 22% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Bossier Parish was 24 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,118 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Bossier Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Bossier Parish has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,559 of 2,088 scored counties and #11 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Bossier Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Bossier Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureBossier ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.214.614.9
Spending per listing$514K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment2,1182,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.1%+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$677$646$983
Median household income$69,617$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3821

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 24−11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Bossier Parish, 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 Bossier Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
131,867+2.5% since 2020
Households
50,826
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
840 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$69,617+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,201
Median home value
$227,200
Jobs located here
45,671
Daytime population
123,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Bossier Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA651110.0$732K+5.5%#420 of 2,088
2Iberville Parish, LA5654.4$1.3M−1.6%#750 of 2,088
3Livingston Parish, LA556512.1$578K+8.5%#829 of 2,088
4Ascension Parish, LA517615.9$567K+6.4%#1,023 of 2,088
5St. James Parish, LA5079.3$795K−5.9%#1,036 of 2,088
6Beauregard Parish, LA48128.7$733K+0.2%#1,145 of 2,088
7Acadia Parish, LA46167.2$689K−0.8%#1,246 of 2,088
8Tangipahoa Parish, LA465410.4$562K+5.8%#1,269 of 2,088
9LaSalle Parish, LA4459.9$631K+2.2%#1,340 of 2,088
10St. Charles Parish, LA412714.5$553K−3.7%#1,454 of 2,088
11Bossier Parish, LA386713.2$514K+2.5%#1,559 of 2,088

Other business types in Bossier Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Bossier Parish, LA?

Bossier Parish has 67 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Bossier Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $34.4M a year, or $677 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $514K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,826 households in Bossier Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bossier Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Bossier Parish has 13.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $514K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Bossier Parish would have about 52, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,118 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bossier Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Bossier Parish at 131,867 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,826 households. Median household income in Bossier Parish is $69,617, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Bossier Parish scores 38 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,559 of 2,088 scored counties.

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