Fitness and classes · County · South Carolina
Gyms and studios in Beaufort County, SC
How Beaufort County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,187 of 2,088 scored counties
#21 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 138
- 31 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $535K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,433
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Beaufort County spend about $73.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $896 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $535K per location, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Beaufort County has 138 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Beaufort County classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Beaufort County.
Population estimates show Beaufort County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Beaufort County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms and studios, ranking #1,187 of 2,088 scored counties and #21 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Beaufort County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Beaufort County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $535K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,470 | 2,190 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +5.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $896 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $86,573 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 56−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 561
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13831 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,433+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 82,333
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 339
- Median household income
- $86,573+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,275
- Median home value
- $455,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,323
- Daytime population
- 193,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laurens County, SC | 71 | 15 | 5.6 | $956K | +6.2% | #223 of 2,088 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 66 | 113 | 12.1 | $634K | +18.7% | #389 of 2,088 |
| 3Jasper County, SC | 65 | 11 | 8.4 | $739K | +32.2% | #419 of 2,088 |
| 4Georgetown County, SC | 65 | 27 | 10.0 | $720K | +3.8% | #421 of 2,088 |
| 5Kershaw County, SC | 65 | 28 | 10.4 | $621K | +11.6% | #427 of 2,088 |
| 6Oconee County, SC | 64 | 34 | 9.9 | $661K | +6.3% | #469 of 2,088 |
| 7Edgefield County, SC | 63 | 9 | 9.2 | $705K | +16.1% | #499 of 2,088 |
| 8Lancaster County, SC | 60 | 51 | 12.7 | $621K | +18.3% | #609 of 2,088 |
| 9Dorchester County, SC | 60 | 78 | 12.3 | $613K | +10.1% | #611 of 2,088 |
| 10Saluda County, SC | 59 | 5 | 6.5 | $822K | +4.1% | #625 of 2,088 |
| 21Beaufort County, SC | 48 | 138 | 16.8 | $535K | +8.9% | #1,187 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Beaufort 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 classes48
- Gyms49
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios37
- Martial arts and dance studios73
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Beaufort County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 gyms and studios in Beaufort County. 31 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Beaufort County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $73.8M a year, or $896 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $535K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,333 households in Beaufort County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaufort County, SC compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Beaufort County has 16.8 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $535K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Beaufort County would have about 111, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Beaufort County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Beaufort County at 204,433 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,333 households. The median household income in Beaufort County is $86,573 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Beaufort County scores 48 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,187 of 2,088 scored counties.
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