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Gyms and studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #386 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
216
36 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
78
−10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $597 a household
Spending per listing
$434K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
383,474
−2.3% since 2020

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What this means

For gyms and studios, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #386 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area spend about $93.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $597 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That is about $434K of household spending for each location on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 216 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,014 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Shreveport-Bossier City metro 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureShreveport-Bossier City metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.714.614.9
Spending per listing$434K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment2,0142,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.6%+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$597$646$983
Median household income$55,925$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1721

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78−10.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
789
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21636 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro 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 Shreveport-Bossier City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
383,474−2.3% since 2020
Households
157,101
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,596 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$55,925+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,202
Median home value
$191,600
Jobs located here
164,574
Daytime population
392,944Residents 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 metro areas in Louisiana for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA495410.4$562K+5.8%#201 of 387
2Baton Rouge, LA3149414.9$488K+2.1%#352 of 387
3Alexandria, LA307312.9$463K−2.5%#359 of 387
4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3020519.5$422K+5.3%#361 of 387
5Monroe, LA2710512.1$470K−1.9%#372 of 387
6Lafayette, LA2427116.5$389K+3.8%#381 of 387
7Lake Charles, LA2113514.7$466K−3.8%#382 of 387
8Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA1911714.6$430K−3.5%#384 of 387
9New Orleans-Metairie, LA1867817.0$400K−3.4%#385 of 387
10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA1721613.7$434K−2.3%#386 of 387

Other business types in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area

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Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 216 gyms and studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. 36 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $93.8M a year, or $597 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $434K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,101 households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 13.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $434K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area would have about 142, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,014 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area at 383,474 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 157,101 households. The median household income in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area is $55,925 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area scores 17 for gyms and studios (low), #386 of 387 scored metro areas.

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