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Gyms and studios in St. Charles Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,454 of 2,088 scored counties
#10 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
27
9 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$553K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,586
−3.7% 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

Households in St. Charles Parish spend about $14.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $802 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 gyms and studios, that is $553K per location, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There are 27 gyms and studios on map listings in St. Charles Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Charles Parish was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,101 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Charles Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gyms and studios, St. Charles Parish has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,454 of 2,088 scored counties and #10 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.514.614.9
Spending per listing$553K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment3,1012,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$802$646$983
Median household income$80,897$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4121

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$452K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
279 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
50,586−3.7% since 2020
Households
18,608
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
278 sq. mi.
People per square mile
185
Median household income
$80,897+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,861
Median home value
$263,700
Jobs located here
26,102
Daytime population
52,685Residents 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 St. Charles 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

Other business types in St. Charles Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in St. Charles Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gyms and studios in St. Charles Parish. 9 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in St. Charles Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.9M a year, or $802 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $553K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,608 households in St. Charles Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Charles Parish has 14.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $553K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, St. Charles Parish would have about 23, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,101 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles Parish at 50,586 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,608 households. The median household income in St. Charles Parish is $80,897 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. St. Charles Parish scores 41 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,454 of 2,088 scored counties.

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