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Gyms and studios in Hoke County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in Hoke County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #68 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,939
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Hoke County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #68 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gyms and studios in Hoke County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hoke County comes to about $12.3M a year: $638 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 55% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Hoke County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,419 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hoke County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hoke County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Hoke County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $531K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,419 | 1,675 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $638 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $64,912 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $943K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Hoke 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 Hoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,939+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,258
- Median age
- 34.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 390 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $64,912+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,216
- Median home value
- $219,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,558
- Daytime population
- 43,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 80 | 12 | 6.2 | $1M | +9.0% | #68 of 2,088 |
| 2Davie County, NC | 77 | 13 | 7.5 | $1M | +6.9% | #105 of 2,088 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 77 | 23 | 8.1 | $842K | +18.8% | #116 of 2,088 |
| 4Chatham County, NC | 75 | 38 | 11.5 | $882K | +11.0% | #138 of 2,088 |
| 5Currituck County, NC | 75 | 16 | 13.5 | $676K | +16.7% | #144 of 2,088 |
| 6Duplin County, NC | 72 | 12 | 5.8 | $899K | +6.0% | #204 of 2,088 |
| 7Harnett County, NC | 69 | 44 | 8.8 | $744K | +12.3% | #290 of 2,088 |
| 8Davidson County, NC | 68 | 50 | 7.2 | $872K | +6.6% | #312 of 2,088 |
| 9Rowan County, NC | 65 | 43 | 7.3 | $867K | +5.6% | #406 of 2,088 |
| 10Stokes County, NC | 65 | 14 | 7.2 | $754K | +3.5% | #418 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Hoke 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 classes80
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- 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 Hoke County, NC?
Hoke County has 12 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Hoke County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.3M a year, or $638 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,258 households in Hoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hoke County, NC compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Hoke County has 6.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Hoke County would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,419 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Hoke County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Hoke County at 56,939 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,258 households. Median household income in Hoke County is $64,912, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Hoke County scores 80 for gyms and studios (high), #68 of 2,088 scored counties.
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