Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Louisiana
Gyms and studios in the Opelousas, LA area
The gyms and studios in the Opelousas, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #479 of 535 scored small-town markets
#3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 31
- 10 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $466 a household
- Spending per listing
- $483K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, the Opelousas area has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #479 of 535 scored small-town markets and #3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 gyms and studios in the Opelousas area. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Opelousas area comes to about $15M a year: $466 per household, 53% below the U.S. average. That is about $483K of household spending for each location on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Opelousas area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,576 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Opelousas area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Opelousas 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 | Opelousas area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $483K | $443K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,576 | 2,099 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $466 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $44,462 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3110 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 the Opelousas 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 Opelousas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,765−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,183
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $44,462+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,015
- Median home value
- $142,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,929
- Daytime population
- 72,446Residents 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 Opelousas 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 Opelousas 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 classes28
- Gyms22
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios10
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Opelousas, LA area?
There are 31 gyms and studios on map listings in the Opelousas area as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) 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 the Opelousas, LA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15M a year, or $466 per household. That is 53% below the U.S. average (an index of 47, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $483K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,183 households in the Opelousas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Opelousas, LA area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Opelousas area has 9.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $483K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Opelousas area would have about 23, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,576 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Opelousas, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Opelousas area at 80,765 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,183 households. Median household income in the Opelousas area is $44,462, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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 Opelousas area scores 28 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #479 of 535 scored small-town markets.
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