Fitness and classes · County · Arkansas
Gyms in Garland County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Garland County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,059 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $553 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gyms in Garland County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Garland County spend about $24.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $553 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per gym, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garland County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,278 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $202K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garland County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Garland County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,059 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Garland 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.
| Measure | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $919K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 7,278 | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $553 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $202K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Garland County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lonoke County, AR | 65 | 15 | 5.3 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #369 of 1,792 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 60 | 90 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +16.0% | #536 of 1,792 |
| 3Saline County, AR | 59 | 32 | 6.4 | $1.1M | +7.6% | #580 of 1,792 |
| 4Faulkner County, AR | 48 | 40 | 8.1 | $821K | +8.2% | #1,011 of 1,792 |
| 5Miller County, AR | 46 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #1,049 of 1,792 |
| 6Garland County, AR | 46 | 23 | 5.3 | $1M | −0.6% | #1,059 of 1,792 |
| 7Craighead County, AR | 45 | 34 | 7.7 | $813K | +4.8% | #1,113 of 1,792 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 45 | 19 | 8.1 | $712K | +4.1% | #1,118 of 1,792 |
| 9Mississippi County, AR | 44 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.7M | −6.7% | #1,121 of 1,792 |
| 10White County, AR | 43 | 22 | 7.4 | $701K | +4.2% | #1,180 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Garland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many gyms are in Garland County, AR?
There are 23 gyms on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Garland County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24.1M a year, or $553 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Garland County has 5.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Garland County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,278 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 46 for gyms (lower middle), #1,059 of 1,792 scored counties.
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