Fitness and classes · County · South Carolina
Gyms and studios in Richland County, SC
The gyms and studios in Richland County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,630 of 2,088 scored counties
#33 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 260
- 61 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $114.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $440K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 434,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,630 of 2,088 scored counties and #33 of 37 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Richland County comes to about $114.4M a year: $681 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 260 gyms and studios, that is $440K per location, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Richland County has 260 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.5, 4% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Richland County was 87 in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,931 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Richland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Richland 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 | Richland County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 13.3 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $440K | $528K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,931 | 2,190 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | +5.9% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $681 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 87+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 951
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26061 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 434,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 167,961
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 557
- Median household income
- $63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,966
- Median home value
- $242,800
- Jobs located here
- 234,516
- Daytime population
- 484,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Richland County marked.
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 |
| 33Richland County, SC | 36 | 260 | 15.5 | $440K | +4.6% | #1,630 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Richland 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 classes36
- Gyms38
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios39
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Richland County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 260 gyms and studios in Richland County. 61 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Richland County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $114.4M a year, or $681 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 260 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $440K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Richland County has 15.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $440K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Richland County would have about 173, against 260 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,931 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 36 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,630 of 2,088 scored counties.
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