Fitness and classes · County · Arkansas
Gyms in Pulaski County, AR
How Pulaski 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,299 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 132
- 39 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $116.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $885K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pulaski County spend about $116.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $678 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $885K per gym, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 132 gyms on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 39 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pulaski County was 47 in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,668 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. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pulaski County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,299 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $885K | $919K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,668 | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $678 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 47All fitness and recreational sports centers · −13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 771
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 14Pulaski County, AR | 38 | 132 | 7.7 | $885K | +1.3% | #1,299 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in Pulaski County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 gyms in Pulaski County. 39 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. 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 Pulaski County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $116.9M a year, or $678 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 gyms on map listings, it comes to $885K 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Pulaski County has 7.7 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $885K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 90, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,668 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 38 for gyms (lower middle), #1,299 of 1,792 scored counties.
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