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Gyms and studios in Pike County, MS
The gyms and studios in Pike County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,984 of 2,088 scored counties
#42 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 19
- 10 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $435 a household
- Spending per listing
- $343K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,712
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Pike County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,984 of 2,088 scored counties and #42 of 50 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $435 per household (56% below the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $6.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $343K of household spending for each location on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Pike County has 19 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,001 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pike County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 11.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $343K | $516K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,001 | 3,038 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $435 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $43,814 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $234K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,712−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,007
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $43,814+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,063
- Median home value
- $110,800
- Jobs located here
- 15,021
- Daytime population
- 39,086Residents 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 |
| 42Pike County, MS | 19 | 19 | 12.7 | $343K | −3.7% | #1,984 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Pike 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 classes19
- Gyms3
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios9
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Pike County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms and studios in Pike County. 10 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Pike County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.5M a year, or $435 per household. That is 56% below the U.S. average (an index of 44, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $343K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,007 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Pike County has 12.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $343K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Pike County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,001 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 38,712 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,007 households. The median household income in Pike County is $43,814 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Pike County scores 19 for gyms and studios (low), #1,984 of 2,088 scored counties.
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