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Gyms and studios in Colleton County, SC

How Colleton 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #841 of 2,088 scored counties
#14 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $546 a household
Spending per listing
$814K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,382
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 gyms and studios in Colleton County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

At $546 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Colleton County spend about $9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $814K per location, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Colleton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Colleton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, Colleton County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #841 of 2,088 scored counties and #14 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Colleton 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Colleton County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureColleton CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.713.314.9
Spending per listing$814K$528K$662K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1901,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$546$700$983
Median household income$51,114$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,382+2.2% since 2020
Households
16,408
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,057 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,687
Median home value
$162,500
Jobs located here
9,831
Daytime population
32,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Colleton County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laurens County, SC71155.6$956K+6.2%#223 of 2,088
2Berkeley County, SC6611312.1$634K+18.7%#389 of 2,088
3Jasper County, SC65118.4$739K+32.2%#419 of 2,088
4Georgetown County, SC652710.0$720K+3.8%#421 of 2,088
5Kershaw County, SC652810.4$621K+11.6%#427 of 2,088
6Oconee County, SC64349.9$661K+6.3%#469 of 2,088
7Edgefield County, SC6399.2$705K+16.1%#499 of 2,088
8Lancaster County, SC605112.7$621K+18.3%#609 of 2,088
9Dorchester County, SC607812.3$613K+10.1%#611 of 2,088
10Saluda County, SC5956.5$822K+4.1%#625 of 2,088
14Colleton County, SC54116.7$814K+2.2%#841 of 2,088

Other business types in Colleton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in Colleton County, SC?

There are 11 gyms and studios on map listings in Colleton County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Colleton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Colleton County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $9M a year, or $546 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $814K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Colleton County, SC compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

Colleton County has 6.7 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $814K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Colleton County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 54 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #841 of 2,088 scored counties.

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