Fitness and classes · County · Arkansas
Gyms in Hot Spring County, AR
How Hot Spring County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,656 of 1,792 scored counties
#25 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $511 a household
- Spending per listing
- $787K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,451
- +1.1% since 2020
See the gyms around any address in Hot Spring County
The site report maps the gyms on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hot Spring County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Hot Spring County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,656 of 1,792 scored counties and #25 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gyms in Hot Spring County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $511 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Hot Spring County spend about $6.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $787K per gym, 40% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hot Spring County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Hot Spring County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hot Spring 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 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $787K | $919K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $511 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,405 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 40 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,451+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,310
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 615 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $55,405+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,323
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,843
- Daytime population
- 28,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hot Spring County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gyms on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Hot Spring County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGyms across Arkansas
Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Hot Spring 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 |
| 25Hot Spring County, AR | 21 | 8 | 6.5 | $787K | +1.1% | #1,656 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Hot Spring County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Hot Spring County, AR?
There are 8 gyms on map listings in Hot Spring County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Hot Spring County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hot Spring County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.3M a year, or $511 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $787K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,310 households in Hot Spring County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hot Spring County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Hot Spring County has 6.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $787K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Hot Spring County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Hot Spring County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hot Spring County at 33,451 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,310 households. The median household income in Hot Spring County is $55,405 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Hot Spring County scores 21 for gyms (low), #1,656 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hot Spring County. It maps the gyms on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Hot Spring County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Hot Spring County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Hot Spring County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.