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Gyms in Sevier County, AR
The gyms in Sevier County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,749 of 1,792 scored counties
#30 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $491 a household
- Spending per listing
- $460K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Sevier County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,749 of 1,792 scored counties and #30 of 33 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $491 per household (50% below the U.S. average), households in Sevier County spend about $2.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 6 gyms, that is $460K per gym, 65% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 6 gyms on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Sevier County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Sevier County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sevier 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 | Sevier County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $460K | $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 | −0.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $491 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,527 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Sevier 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 Sevier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,622
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $53,527+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,434
- Median home value
- $117,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,255
- Daytime population
- 14,735Residents 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 Sevier 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 |
| 30Sevier County, AR | 10 | 6 | 10.7 | $460K | −0.1% | #1,749 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Sevier 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 Sevier County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gyms in Sevier County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Sevier County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sevier County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.8M a year, or $491 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $460K 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 5,622 households in Sevier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sevier County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Sevier County has 10.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $460K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Sevier County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Sevier County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sevier County at 15,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,622 households. Median household income in Sevier County is $53,527, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.2%, 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. Sevier County scores 10 for gyms (low), #1,749 of 1,792 scored counties.
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