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Gyms and studios in St. Martin Parish, LA

How St. Martin 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,813 of 2,088 scored counties
#20 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
19
5 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $575 a household
Spending per listing
$592K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,106
−1.0% 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

For gyms and studios, St. Martin Parish has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,813 of 2,088 scored counties and #20 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 gyms and studios in St. Martin Parish. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in St. Martin Parish spend about $11.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $575 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That works out to $592K per location, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Martin Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in St. Martin Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Martin 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. Martin Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Martin ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.714.614.9
Spending per listing$592K$443K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$575$646$983
Median household income$55,960$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2921

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
195 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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. Martin 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. Martin Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
51,106−1.0% since 2020
Households
19,579
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$55,960+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,449
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
13,916
Daytime population
42,150Residents 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. Martin 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
20St. Martin Parish, LA29199.7$592K−1.0%#1,813 of 2,088

Other business types in St. Martin Parish

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

Questions

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

St. Martin Parish has 19 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Martin Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.3M a year, or $575 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $592K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,579 households in St. Martin Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Martin Parish has 9.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $592K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, St. Martin Parish would have about 17, against 19 on map listings.

How fast is St. Martin Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Martin Parish at 51,106 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,579 households. Median household income in St. Martin Parish is $55,960, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Martin Parish scores 29 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,813 of 2,088 scored counties.

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