Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Arkansas
Gyms in the Russellville, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Russellville, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #301 of 506 scored small-town markets
#2 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 22
- 7 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $560 a household
- Spending per listing
- $832K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 84,932
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $560 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in the Russellville area spend about $18.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $832K per gym, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
The Russellville area has 22 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Russellville area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 6,534 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 put the population change in the Russellville area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Russellville area is 46 (lower middle), #301 of 506 scored small-town markets and #2 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Russellville area 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 | Russellville area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $832K | $919K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,534 | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $560 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,102 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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
- 227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Russellville area, 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 the Russellville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 84,932+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 32,671
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $57,102+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,829
- Median home value
- $165,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,546
- Daytime population
- 84,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Russellville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Searcy, AR | 47 | 22 | 7.4 | $701K | +4.2% | #291 of 506 |
| 2Russellville, AR | 46 | 22 | 6.7 | $832K | +1.6% | #301 of 506 |
| 3Blytheville, AR | 45 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.7M | −6.7% | #307 of 506 |
| 4Mountain Home, AR | 43 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #333 of 506 |
| 5Harrison, AR | 42 | 14 | 7.6 | $692K | +2.4% | #349 of 506 |
| 6Paragould, AR | 36 | 11 | 6.1 | $888K | +3.4% | #404 of 506 |
| 7Pine Bluff, AR | 31 | 12 | 4.5 | $1.1M | −5.6% | #432 of 506 |
| 8Batesville, AR | 29 | 12 | 8.2 | $677K | +2.2% | #446 of 506 |
| 9Camden, AR | 28 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #454 of 506 |
| 10Malvern, AR | 26 | 8 | 6.5 | $787K | +1.1% | #464 of 506 |
Other business types in the Russellville area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
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Clothing and laundry
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Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Russellville, AR area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 gyms in the Russellville area. 7 of them (32%) 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 the Russellville, AR area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.3M a year, or $560 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gyms on map listings, it comes to $832K 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 32,671 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Russellville, AR area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Russellville area has 6.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $832K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Russellville area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,534 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Russellville, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Russellville area at 84,932 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,671 households. Median household income in the Russellville area is $57,102, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Russellville area scores 46 for gyms (lower middle), #301 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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