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Gyms and studios in St. Tammany Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,632 of 2,088 scored counties
#13 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
205
48 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
77
+14.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$86.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $823 a household
Spending per listing
$422K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
279,108
+5.3% 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

St. Tammany Parish scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,632 of 2,088 scored counties and #13 of 48 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 205 gyms and studios in St. Tammany Parish. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 19.5 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in St. Tammany Parish spend about $86.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $823 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $422K per location, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in St. Tammany Parish classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Tammany Parish. Population estimates show St. Tammany Parish grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Tammany ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.514.614.9
Spending per listing$422K$443K$662K
Households per official establishment1,3652,0991,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.9%+2.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$823$646$983
Median household income$81,202$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3621

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 77+14.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,358
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20548 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
279,108+5.3% since 2020
Households
105,082
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
845 sq. mi.
People per square mile
322
Median household income
$81,202+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,896
Median home value
$284,000
Jobs located here
97,233
Daytime population
260,408Residents 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. Tammany 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
13St. Tammany Parish, LA3620519.5$422K+5.3%#1,632 of 2,088

Other business types in St. Tammany Parish

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

Questions

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

St. Tammany Parish has 205 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019.

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

About $86.5M a year, or $823 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 205 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $422K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in St. Tammany Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Tammany Parish has 19.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $422K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, St. Tammany Parish would have about 131, against 205 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Tammany Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Tammany Parish at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in St. Tammany Parish is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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. St. Tammany Parish scores 36 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,632 of 2,088 scored counties.

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