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Gyms and studios in Caddo Parish, LA

The gyms and studios in Caddo Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,030 of 2,088 scored counties
#43 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
139
24 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
52
−10.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $559 a household
Spending per listing
$385K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
224,226
−5.4% since 2020

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What this means

For gyms and studios, Caddo Parish has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #2,030 of 2,088 scored counties and #43 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 gyms and studios in Caddo Parish. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $559 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Caddo Parish spend about $53.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $385K per location, 42% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Caddo Parish in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Caddo Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caddo Parish declined 5.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Caddo 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 Caddo Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureCaddo ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.514.614.9
Spending per listing$385K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment1,8422,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.3%+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.4%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$559$646$983
Median household income$50,705$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1421

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 52−10.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
623
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13924 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
224,226−5.4% since 2020
Households
95,771
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
880 sq. mi.
People per square mile
262
Median household income
$50,705+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,319
Median home value
$175,700
Jobs located here
110,681
Daytime population
246,534Residents 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 Caddo 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
43Caddo Parish, LA1413914.5$385K−5.4%#2,030 of 2,088

Other business types in Caddo Parish

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

Questions

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

There are 139 gyms and studios on map listings in Caddo Parish as of September 2026. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019.

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

About $53.6M a year, or $559 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $385K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,771 households in Caddo Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Caddo Parish has 14.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $385K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Caddo Parish would have about 81, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Caddo Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Caddo Parish at 224,226 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,771 households. Median household income in Caddo Parish is $50,705, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Caddo Parish scores 14 for gyms and studios (low), #2,030 of 2,088 scored counties.

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