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Gyms in Yell County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Yell County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $510 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,956
−1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 gym in Yell County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Yell County comes to about $4.2M a year: $510 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each gym on map listings. 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 Yell County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Yell County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 gym on map listings, Yell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Yell 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.

Gyms in Yell County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureYell CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.26.77.6
Spending per listing$4.2M$919K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,6933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$510$617$983
Median household income$55,934$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Yell 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 Yell County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,956−1.3% since 2020
Households
8,323
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
930 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,934+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,272
Median home value
$143,600
Jobs located here
6,642
Daytime population
19,039Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Yell County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lonoke County, AR65155.3$1.3M+3.5%#369 of 1,792
2Benton County, AR60908.0$1.1M+16.0%#536 of 1,792
3Saline County, AR59326.4$1.1M+7.6%#580 of 1,792
4Faulkner County, AR48408.1$821K+8.2%#1,011 of 1,792
5Miller County, AR4674.3$1.2M−0.5%#1,049 of 1,792
6Garland County, AR46235.3$1M−0.6%#1,059 of 1,792
7Craighead County, AR45347.7$813K+4.8%#1,113 of 1,792
8Crawford County, AR45198.1$712K+4.1%#1,118 of 1,792
9Mississippi County, AR4453.2$1.7M−6.7%#1,121 of 1,792
10White County, AR43227.4$701K+4.2%#1,180 of 1,792
Yell County, ARNot scored11.2$4.2M−1.3%

Other business types in Yell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Yell County, AR?

Yell County has 1 gym on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Yell County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Yell County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.2M a year, or $510 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 gym on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,323 households in Yell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Yell County, AR compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Yell County has 1 gym on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Yell County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Yell County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Yell County at 19,956 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,323 households. The median household income in Yell County is $55,934 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Yell County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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