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Gyms and studios in Lincoln Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,977 of 2,088 scored counties
#32 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
26
7 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $512 a household
Spending per listing
$364K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,360
+0.1% 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 Lincoln Parish is 20 (low), #1,977 of 2,088 scored counties and #32 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Lincoln Parish spend about $9.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $512 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $364K per location, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

Lincoln Parish has 26 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lincoln Parish was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $524K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Lincoln Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.114.614.9
Spending per listing$364K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment2,0542,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$512$646$983
Median household income$39,172$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2021

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 9
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$661K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
267 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$524K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
48,360+0.1% since 2020
Households
18,487
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,113
Median home value
$210,100
Jobs located here
18,570
Daytime population
48,307Residents 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 Lincoln 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
32Lincoln Parish, LA202614.1$364K+0.1%#1,977 of 2,088

Other business types in Lincoln Parish

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 gyms and studios in Lincoln Parish. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

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

About $9.5M a year, or $512 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $364K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln Parish has 14.1 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $364K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 14, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 20 for gyms and studios (low), #1,977 of 2,088 scored counties.

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