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Gyms and studios in Plaquemines Parish, LA
How Plaquemines Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,864 of 2,088 scored counties
#23 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $459K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,256
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Plaquemines Parish is 27 (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,088 scored counties and #23 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 gyms and studios in Plaquemines Parish. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $781 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Plaquemines Parish spend about $6.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $459K of household spending for each location on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Plaquemines Parish classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 2,055 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Plaquemines Parish declined 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Plaquemines 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.
| Measure | Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $459K | $443K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,055 | 2,099 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $781 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $86,315 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,256−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,218
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $86,315+50.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,930
- Median home value
- $282,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,184
- Daytime population
- 24,508Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 65 | 11 | 10.0 | $732K | +5.5% | #420 of 2,088 |
| 2Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #750 of 2,088 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 55 | 65 | 12.1 | $578K | +8.5% | #829 of 2,088 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 51 | 76 | 15.9 | $567K | +6.4% | #1,023 of 2,088 |
| 5St. James Parish, LA | 50 | 7 | 9.3 | $795K | −5.9% | #1,036 of 2,088 |
| 6Beauregard Parish, LA | 48 | 12 | 8.7 | $733K | +0.2% | #1,145 of 2,088 |
| 7Acadia Parish, LA | 46 | 16 | 7.2 | $689K | −0.8% | #1,246 of 2,088 |
| 8Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 46 | 54 | 10.4 | $562K | +5.8% | #1,269 of 2,088 |
| 9LaSalle Parish, LA | 44 | 5 | 9.9 | $631K | +2.2% | #1,340 of 2,088 |
| 10St. Charles Parish, LA | 41 | 27 | 14.5 | $553K | −3.7% | #1,454 of 2,088 |
| 23Plaquemines Parish, LA | 27 | 14 | 17.0 | $459K | −5.3% | #1,864 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Plaquemines Parish
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 classes27
- Gyms17
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios20
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Plaquemines Parish, LA?
There are 14 gyms and studios on map listings in Plaquemines Parish as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Plaquemines Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.4M a year, or $781 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $459K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,218 households in Plaquemines Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plaquemines Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Plaquemines Parish has 17.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $459K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Plaquemines Parish would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,055 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Plaquemines Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Plaquemines Parish at 22,256 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,218 households. Median household income in Plaquemines Parish is $86,315, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.9%, 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. 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. Plaquemines Parish scores 27 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,088 scored counties.
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