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Gyms in Perry County, AL

How Perry County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $314 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,425
−12.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym in Perry County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

At $314 per household (68% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $1.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at −12.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Perry 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 Perry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.97.07.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$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, 2020–2025−12.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$314$656$983
Median household income$37,654$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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,425−12.2% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$37,654
Average household income
$44,719
Median home value
$86,400
Jobs located here
1,757
Daytime population
6,825Residents 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 Perry 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
Perry County, ALNot scored12.9$1.1M−12.2%

Other business types in Perry County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gyms are in Perry County, AL?

Perry County has 1 gym on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.1M a year, or $314 per household. That is 68% below the U.S. average (an index of 32, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,440 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending.

How fast is Perry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 7,425 people in 2025, down 12.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. The median household income in Perry County is $37,654 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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