Fitness and classes · County · Arkansas
Gyms in Pope County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Pope County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,366 of 1,792 scored counties
#15 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $670K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,366 of 1,792 scored counties and #15 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $578 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in Pope County spend about $14.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 21 gyms, that is $670K per gym, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 21 gyms on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pope County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,870 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Population estimates show Pope County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $670K | $919K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,870 | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $578 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $204K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Pope County, AR | 36 | 21 | 8.6 | $670K | +2.5% | #1,366 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Pope County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Pope County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 gyms in Pope County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.1M a year, or $578 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 gyms on map listings, it comes to $670K 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 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Pope County has 8.6 gyms per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $670K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Pope County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,870 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 36 for gyms (lower middle), #1,366 of 1,792 scored counties.
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