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Gyms in Cleburne County, AR

The gyms in Cleburne County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,387 of 1,792 scored counties
#18 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $527 a household
Spending per listing
$923K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,672
+3.9% 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

Cleburne County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,387 of 1,792 scored counties and #18 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cleburne County comes to about $5.5M a year: $527 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $923K per gym, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Cleburne County has 6 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Cleburne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Cleburne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cleburne County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Cleburne County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCleburne CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.77.6
Spending per listing$923K$919K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,6933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$527$617$983
Median household income$55,798$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
25,672+3.9% since 2020
Households
10,522
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,798+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,242
Median home value
$179,800
Jobs located here
6,624
Daytime population
23,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lonoke County, AR65155.3$1.3M+3.5%#369 of 1,792
2Benton County, AR60908.0$1.1M+16.0%#536 of 1,792
3Saline County, AR59326.4$1.1M+7.6%#580 of 1,792
4Faulkner County, AR48408.1$821K+8.2%#1,011 of 1,792
5Miller County, AR4674.3$1.2M−0.5%#1,049 of 1,792
6Garland County, AR46235.3$1M−0.6%#1,059 of 1,792
7Craighead County, AR45347.7$813K+4.8%#1,113 of 1,792
8Crawford County, AR45198.1$712K+4.1%#1,118 of 1,792
9Mississippi County, AR4453.2$1.7M−6.7%#1,121 of 1,792
10White County, AR43227.4$701K+4.2%#1,180 of 1,792
18Cleburne County, AR3565.7$923K+3.9%#1,387 of 1,792

Other business types in Cleburne County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Cleburne County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cleburne County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $5.5M a year, or $527 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $923K 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 10,522 households in Cleburne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cleburne County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Cleburne County has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $923K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Cleburne County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Cleburne County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Cleburne County at 25,672 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,522 households. Median household income in Cleburne County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Cleburne County scores 35 for gyms (lower middle), #1,387 of 1,792 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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