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Gyms in Henry County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Henry 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $594 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,394
+7.1% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Henry County comes to about $4.2M a year: $594 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $1M per gym, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Henry County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Henry County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Henry County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, Henry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Henry 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.

Gyms in Henry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.77.07.6
Spending per listing$1M$936K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,0353,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$594$656$983
Median household income$59,931$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,394+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,062
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
562 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$59,931+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,432
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
4,000
Daytime population
13,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for gyms, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL87204.9$1.7M+18.0%#28 of 1,792
2Chilton County, AL6473.9$1.5M+5.9%#392 of 1,792
3Dale County, AL5952.5$2.1M+1.3%#544 of 1,792
4Blount County, AL5994.1$1.5M+1.8%#553 of 1,792
5Elmore County, AL55226.7$1M+4.2%#739 of 1,792
6Morgan County, AL55326.5$1M+2.6%#740 of 1,792
7Lawrence County, AL5464.4$1.4M+2.3%#753 of 1,792
8Tuscaloosa County, AL54515.7$1.2M+3.8%#767 of 1,792
9Cullman County, AL54246.8$906K+6.7%#778 of 1,792
10Madison County, AL521348.1$1.1M+11.0%#851 of 1,792
Henry County, ALNot scored45.7$1M+7.1%

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Henry County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms in Henry County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Henry County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.2M a year, or $594 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 7,062 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Henry County has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Henry County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Henry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 18,394 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,062 households. Median household income in Henry County is $59,931, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Henry County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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