Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Louisiana
Gyms and studios in the DeRidder, LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the DeRidder, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #205 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $640 a household
- Spending per listing
- $733K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,673
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms and studios in the DeRidder area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $640 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in the DeRidder area spend about $8.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $733K of household spending for each location on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the DeRidder area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the DeRidder area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in the DeRidder area is 55 (upper middle), #205 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the DeRidder area 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 | DeRidder area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $733K | $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 | +0.2% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $640 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,944 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 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
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 the DeRidder 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 DeRidder area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,673+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,747
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,158 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $65,944+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,451
- Median home value
- $161,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,738
- Daytime population
- 31,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the DeRidder area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 55 | 12 | 8.7 | $733K | +0.2% | #205 of 535 |
| 2New Iberia, LA | 30 | 32 | 11.9 | $467K | −4.6% | #473 of 535 |
| 3Opelousas, LA | 28 | 31 | 9.6 | $483K | −1.9% | #479 of 535 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 19 | 21 | 10.1 | $473K | −0.9% | #506 of 535 |
| 4Bogalusa, LA | 18 | 18 | 10.2 | $468K | −0.9% | #508 of 535 |
| 5Ruston, LA | 18 | 26 | 14.1 | $364K | +0.1% | #509 of 535 |
| 6Morgan City, LA | 12 | 21 | 11.4 | $458K | −5.3% | #522 of 535 |
| 7Natchitoches, LA | 12 | 18 | 12.4 | $425K | −3.5% | #523 of 535 |
| 8Minden, LA | 4 | 17 | 11.9 | $380K | −5.2% | #535 of 535 |
Other business types in the DeRidder area
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 classes55
- Gyms54
- 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 the DeRidder, LA area?
The DeRidder area has 12 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) 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 the DeRidder area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the DeRidder, LA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.8M a year, or $640 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $733K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,747 households in the DeRidder area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the DeRidder, LA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The DeRidder area has 8.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $733K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the DeRidder area would have about 13, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is the DeRidder, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the DeRidder area at 36,673 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,747 households. Median household income in the DeRidder area is $65,944, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 DeRidder area scores 55 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #205 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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