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Gyms and studios in Rapides Parish, LA
How Rapides 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,743 of 2,088 scored counties
#15 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 70
- 13 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- −57.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $598 a household
- Spending per listing
- $418K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Rapides Parish has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,743 of 2,088 scored counties and #15 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 gyms and studios in Rapides Parish. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
At $598 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in Rapides Parish spend about $29.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $418K of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Rapides Parish classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 57.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,439 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rapides Parish declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $418K | $443K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,439 | 2,099 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −57.1% | +2.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $598 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 9−57.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Rapides 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents 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 |
| 15Rapides Parish, LA | 32 | 70 | 14.3 | $418K | −2.9% | #1,743 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Rapides 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 classes32
- Gyms31
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios37
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Rapides Parish, LA?
There are 70 gyms and studios on map listings in Rapides Parish as of September 2026. 13 of them (19%) 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, down 57.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $29.3M a year, or $598 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $418K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Rapides Parish has 14.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $418K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 44, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,439 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 57.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 32 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,743 of 2,088 scored counties.
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