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Gyms in Tallapoosa County, AL
The gyms in Tallapoosa County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #948 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 45 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gyms in Tallapoosa County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 38% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Tallapoosa County spend about $9.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $566 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Tallapoosa County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 5,692 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tallapoosa County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gyms in Tallapoosa County is 49 (lower middle), #948 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 45 scored counties in Alabama.
How Tallapoosa 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 | Tallapoosa County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $936K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,692 | 4,035 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $566 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $117K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for gyms, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Tallapoosa County marked.
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 |
| 14Tallapoosa County, AL | 49 | 8 | 4.7 | $1.2M | −0.8% | #948 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Tallapoosa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Tallapoosa County, AL?
Tallapoosa County has 8 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Tallapoosa County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.7M a year, or $566 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,076 households in Tallapoosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tallapoosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Tallapoosa County has 4.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Tallapoosa County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,692 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Tallapoosa County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Tallapoosa County at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in Tallapoosa County is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Tallapoosa County scores 49 for gyms (lower middle), #948 of 1,792 scored counties.
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