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Gyms and studios in Franklin Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,068 of 2,088 scored counties
#47 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $513 a household
Spending per listing
$429K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,002
−3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Franklin Parish is 8 (very low), #2,068 of 2,088 scored counties and #47 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Franklin Parish spend about $3.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $513 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $429K per location, 35% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 9 gyms and studios on map listings in Franklin Parish as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Franklin Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Franklin Parish declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Franklin 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 Franklin Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.014.614.9
Spending per listing$429K$443K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$513$646$983
Median household income$47,020$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score821

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
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
19,002−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,525
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
624 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$47,020+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,255
Median home value
$113,000
Jobs located here
4,479
Daytime population
16,909Residents 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 Franklin 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
47Franklin Parish, LA8912.0$429K−3.6%#2,068 of 2,088

Other business types in Franklin Parish

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gyms and studios in Franklin Parish. One of them (11%) 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 Franklin Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.9M a year, or $513 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $429K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,525 households in Franklin Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin Parish has 12.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $429K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Franklin Parish would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin Parish at 19,002 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,525 households. The median household income in Franklin Parish is $47,020 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Franklin Parish scores 8 for gyms and studios (very low), #2,068 of 2,088 scored counties.

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