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Gyms in Bleckley County, GA
The gyms in Bleckley County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $658K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,866
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms in Bleckley County. That is 9.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in Bleckley County spend about $2.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $589 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $658K per gym, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. 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 Bleckley County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bleckley County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms on map listings, Bleckley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Bleckley County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Bleckley County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $658K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $589 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,008 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
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
- 41 chain location
- 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 Bleckley 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 Bleckley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,866+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,465
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $62,008+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,806
- Median home value
- $149,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,486
- Daytime population
- 10,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham County, GA | 82 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +14.1% | #49 of 1,792 |
| 2Walton County, GA | 82 | 18 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +16.0% | #50 of 1,792 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 81 | 27 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +12.7% | #58 of 1,792 |
| 4Monroe County, GA | 78 | 6 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +14.1% | #92 of 1,792 |
| 5Pickens County, GA | 76 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +11.4% | #125 of 1,792 |
| 6Newton County, GA | 75 | 19 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #137 of 1,792 |
| 7Barrow County, GA | 74 | 14 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +18.7% | #149 of 1,792 |
| 8Coweta County, GA | 73 | 37 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +9.2% | #172 of 1,792 |
| 9Bryan County, GA | 72 | 13 | 7.8 | $1.2M | +15.6% | #195 of 1,792 |
| 10Gilmer County, GA | 71 | 5 | 3.8 | $1.7M | +7.9% | #204 of 1,792 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 9.0 | $658K | +2.8% |
Other business types in Bleckley 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 Bleckley County, GA?
There are 4 gyms on map listings in Bleckley County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Bleckley County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bleckley County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.6M a year, or $589 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $658K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,465 households in Bleckley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bleckley County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Bleckley County has 9.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $658K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Bleckley County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Bleckley County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bleckley County at 12,866 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,465 households. The median household income in Bleckley County is $62,008 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Bleckley County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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