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Gyms in Geneva County, AL
How Geneva County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,471 of 1,792 scored counties
#31 of 45 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $501 a household
- Spending per listing
- $888K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,554
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Geneva County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,471 of 1,792 scored counties and #31 of 45 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Geneva County spend about $5.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $501 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That works out to $888K per gym, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 6 gyms on map listings in Geneva County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 26% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Geneva County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Geneva County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Geneva County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Geneva 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 | Geneva County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $888K | $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 | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $501 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,771 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Geneva 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 Geneva County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,554+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 10,647
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $52,771+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,805
- Median home value
- $130,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,518
- Daytime population
- 22,135Residents 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 |
| 31Geneva County, AL | 31 | 6 | 5.6 | $888K | +3.2% | #1,471 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Geneva 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 Geneva County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms in Geneva County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Geneva County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Geneva County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.3M a year, or $501 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $888K 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 10,647 households in Geneva County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geneva County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Geneva County has 5.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $888K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Geneva County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Geneva County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Geneva County at 27,554 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,647 households. Median household income in Geneva County is $52,771, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Geneva County scores 31 for gyms (lower middle), #1,471 of 1,792 scored counties.
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