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Gyms and studios in Iberia Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,788 of 2,088 scored counties
#16 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
32
6 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $557 a household
Spending per listing
$467K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,846
−4.6% 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

Iberia Parish scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,788 of 2,088 scored counties and #16 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $557 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Iberia Parish spend about $14.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 32 gyms and studios, that is $467K per location, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 32 gyms and studios on map listings in Iberia Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Iberia Parish in 2023. That is one for every 4,469 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Iberia Parish declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Iberia 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 Iberia Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureIberia ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.914.614.9
Spending per listing$467K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment4,4692,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$557$646$983
Median household income$56,961$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3021

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$255K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Iberia 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 Iberia Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
66,846−4.6% since 2020
Households
26,816
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$56,961+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,542
Median home value
$164,500
Jobs located here
23,687
Daytime population
65,141Residents 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 Iberia 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
16Iberia Parish, LA303211.9$467K−4.6%#1,788 of 2,088

Other business types in Iberia Parish

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 gyms and studios in Iberia Parish. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $14.9M a year, or $557 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $467K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,816 households in Iberia Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iberia Parish has 11.9 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $467K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Iberia Parish would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,469 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Iberia Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Iberia Parish at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. The median household income in Iberia Parish is $56,961 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Iberia Parish scores 30 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,788 of 2,088 scored counties.

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