Fitness and classes · Metro area · Mississippi
Gyms and studios in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area
The gyms and studios in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 218
- 34 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $621 a household
- Spending per listing
- $478K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 431,329
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 218 gyms and studios in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area. 34 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area spend about $104.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $621 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. That is about $478K of household spending for each location on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area was 54 in 2023. That is one for every 3,110 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.4M has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #283 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.
How the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area 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 | Gulfport-Biloxi metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $478K | $516K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,110 | 3,038 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $621 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,418 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54
- Employees, 2023
- 607
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21834 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 158The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in the Gulfport-Biloxi 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 Gulfport-Biloxi metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 431,329+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 167,947
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $62,418+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,681
- Median home value
- $205,000
- Jobs located here
- 157,472
- Daytime population
- 413,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 551 | 10.5 | $658K | −0.3% | #213 of 387 |
| 1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 41 | 218 | 13.0 | $478K | +3.5% | #283 of 387 |
| 2Hattiesburg, MS | 29 | 88 | 14.6 | $420K | +2.6% | #363 of 387 |
| 3Jackson, MS | 28 | 304 | 12.8 | $497K | −1.4% | #366 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area
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 classes41
- Gyms41
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area?
The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 218 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $104.3M a year, or $621 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 218 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $478K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,947 households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 13.0 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $478K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area would have about 158, against 218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,110 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area at 431,329 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,947 households. Median household income in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area is $62,418, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores 41 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #283 of 387 scored metro areas.
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