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Gyms in Randolph County, AL

How Randolph 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,239 of 1,792 scored counties
#22 of 45 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $535 a household
Spending per listing
$992K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,163
+4.8% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Randolph County comes to about $5M a year: $535 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That is about $992K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 5 gyms on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Randolph County is 40 (lower middle), #1,239 of 1,792 scored counties and #22 of 45 scored counties in Alabama.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.47.07.6
Spending per listing$992K$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+4.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$535$656$983
Median household income$52,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4039

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
51 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,163+4.8% since 2020
Households
9,271
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$52,338+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,203
Median home value
$181,600
Jobs located here
4,928
Daytime population
18,157Residents 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 Randolph 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
22Randolph County, AL4055.4$992K+4.8%#1,239 of 1,792

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Randolph County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gyms in Randolph County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5M a year, or $535 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms on map listings, it comes to $992K 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 9,271 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 5.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $992K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Randolph County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 23,163 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,271 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,338, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 40 for gyms (lower middle), #1,239 of 1,792 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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