Fitness and classes · County · Mississippi
Gyms and studios in Hinds County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Hinds County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,734 of 2,088 scored counties
#27 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 95
- 15 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $520 a household
- Spending per listing
- $491K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Hinds County is 32 (lower middle), #1,734 of 2,088 scored counties and #27 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $520 per household (47% below the U.S. average), households in Hinds County spend about $46.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $491K per location, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Hinds County has 95 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hinds County in 2023. That is one for every 5,269 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hinds County. Population estimates show Hinds County declined 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hinds 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $491K | $516K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,269 | 3,038 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $520 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents 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 |
| 27Hinds County, MS | 32 | 95 | 10.6 | $491K | −6.6% | #1,734 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hinds 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 classes32
- Gyms27
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios25
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Hinds County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 gyms and studios in Hinds County. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $46.6M a year, or $520 per household. That is 47% below the U.S. average (an index of 53, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $491K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hinds County has 10.6 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $491K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hinds County would have about 70, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,269 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 32 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,734 of 2,088 scored counties.
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