Fitness and classes · County · Mississippi
Gyms and studios in Alcorn County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Alcorn County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,998 of 2,088 scored counties
#44 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $494 a household
- Spending per listing
- $476K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,569
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Alcorn County is 17 (low), #1,998 of 2,088 scored counties and #44 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Alcorn County comes to about $7.1M a year: $494 per household, 50% below the U.S. average. That works out to $476K per location, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
There are 15 gyms and studios on map listings in Alcorn County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Alcorn County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Alcorn County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Alcorn County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Alcorn County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $476K | $516K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,038 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $494 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $51,260 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 30 |
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
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Alcorn County, 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 Alcorn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,569−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,456
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 400 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $51,260+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,932
- Median home value
- $142,100
- Jobs located here
- 13,226
- Daytime population
- 34,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 66 | 73 | 10.3 | $757K | +6.3% | #383 of 2,088 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 65 | 5 | 3.8 | $1.4M | +2.6% | #392 of 2,088 |
| 3Itawamba County, MS | 57 | 6 | 6.2 | $911K | +1.3% | #708 of 2,088 |
| 4Tate County, MS | 57 | 8 | 7.3 | $828K | +2.1% | #710 of 2,088 |
| 5Pontotoc County, MS | 54 | 8 | 6.8 | $778K | +2.9% | #843 of 2,088 |
| 6Marion County, MS | 49 | 5 | 5.5 | $851K | −1.5% | #1,080 of 2,088 |
| 7Panola County, MS | 46 | 7 | 5.7 | $887K | −1.4% | #1,238 of 2,088 |
| 8Leake County, MS | 45 | 5 | 6.7 | $712K | +1.9% | #1,288 of 2,088 |
| 9Jackson County, MS | 45 | 75 | 13.0 | $502K | +3.0% | #1,324 of 2,088 |
| 10Hancock County, MS | 45 | 27 | 13.3 | $493K | +1.6% | #1,326 of 2,088 |
| 44Alcorn County, MS | 17 | 15 | 10.4 | $476K | −0.5% | #1,998 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Alcorn County
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 classes17
- Gyms27
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios7
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Alcorn County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 gyms and studios in Alcorn County. 2 of them (13%) 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 Alcorn County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Alcorn County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $7.1M a year, or $494 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $476K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Alcorn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alcorn County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Alcorn County has 10.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $476K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Alcorn County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Alcorn County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Alcorn County at 34,569 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Alcorn County is $51,260 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Alcorn County scores 17 for gyms and studios (low), #1,998 of 2,088 scored counties.
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