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Gyms and studios in De Soto Parish, LA
How De Soto Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,646 of 2,088 scored counties
#14 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $579K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,381
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, De Soto Parish has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,646 of 2,088 scored counties and #14 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in De Soto Parish. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in De Soto Parish spend about $5.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $552 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $579K per location, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show De Soto Parish grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How De Soto 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.
| Measure | De Soto Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $579K | $443K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,099 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $552 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $48,578 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 21 |
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
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 De Soto 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 De Soto Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,381+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,504
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,503
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,222
- Daytime population
- 23,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 65 | 11 | 10.0 | $732K | +5.5% | #420 of 2,088 |
| 2Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #750 of 2,088 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 55 | 65 | 12.1 | $578K | +8.5% | #829 of 2,088 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 51 | 76 | 15.9 | $567K | +6.4% | #1,023 of 2,088 |
| 5St. James Parish, LA | 50 | 7 | 9.3 | $795K | −5.9% | #1,036 of 2,088 |
| 6Beauregard Parish, LA | 48 | 12 | 8.7 | $733K | +0.2% | #1,145 of 2,088 |
| 7Acadia Parish, LA | 46 | 16 | 7.2 | $689K | −0.8% | #1,246 of 2,088 |
| 8Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 46 | 54 | 10.4 | $562K | +5.8% | #1,269 of 2,088 |
| 9LaSalle Parish, LA | 44 | 5 | 9.9 | $631K | +2.2% | #1,340 of 2,088 |
| 10St. Charles Parish, LA | 41 | 27 | 14.5 | $553K | −3.7% | #1,454 of 2,088 |
| 14De Soto Parish, LA | 35 | 10 | 9.5 | $579K | +2.0% | #1,646 of 2,088 |
Other business types in De Soto Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes35
- Gyms33
- 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 De Soto Parish, LA?
There are 10 gyms and studios on map listings in De Soto Parish as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.8M a year, or $552 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $579K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
De Soto Parish has 9.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $579K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, 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. De Soto Parish scores 35 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,646 of 2,088 scored counties.
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