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Gyms in Choctaw County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Choctaw County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $475 a household
- Spending per listing
- $831K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,904
- −5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Choctaw County comes to about $2.5M a year: $475 per household, 52% below the U.S. average. That is about $831K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Choctaw County has 3 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Choctaw County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Choctaw County declined 5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms on map listings, Choctaw County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Choctaw County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 | Choctaw County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $831K | $936K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 4,035 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $475 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $47,813 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 and recreational sports centers in Choctaw 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in Choctaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,904−5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,255
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $47,813+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,991
- Median home value
- $123,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,148
- Daytime population
- 11,427Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 87 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +18.0% | #28 of 1,792 |
| 2Chilton County, AL | 64 | 7 | 3.9 | $1.5M | +5.9% | #392 of 1,792 |
| 3Dale County, AL | 59 | 5 | 2.5 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #544 of 1,792 |
| 4Blount County, AL | 59 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #553 of 1,792 |
| 5Elmore County, AL | 55 | 22 | 6.7 | $1M | +4.2% | #739 of 1,792 |
| 6Morgan County, AL | 55 | 32 | 6.5 | $1M | +2.6% | #740 of 1,792 |
| 7Lawrence County, AL | 54 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #753 of 1,792 |
| 8Tuscaloosa County, AL | 54 | 51 | 5.7 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #767 of 1,792 |
| 9Cullman County, AL | 54 | 24 | 6.8 | $906K | +6.7% | #778 of 1,792 |
| 10Madison County, AL | 52 | 134 | 8.1 | $1.1M | +11.0% | #851 of 1,792 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $831K | −5.7% |
Other business types in Choctaw 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
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Choctaw County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms in Choctaw County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Choctaw County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Choctaw County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.5M a year, or $475 per household. That is 52% below the U.S. average (an index of 48, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $831K per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,255 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Choctaw County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Choctaw County has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $831K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Choctaw County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Choctaw County at 11,904 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,255 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $47,813, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Choctaw County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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