Fitness and classes · County · Georgia
Gyms in Catoosa County, GA
The gyms in Catoosa County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,311 of 1,792 scored counties
#56 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 24
- 5 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,628
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gyms in Catoosa County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Catoosa County comes to about $18.6M a year: $697 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $774K per gym, 41% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Catoosa County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,808 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
Population estimates put the population change in Catoosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Catoosa County is 38 (lower middle), #1,311 of 1,792 scored counties and #56 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.
How Catoosa 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 | Catoosa County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,808 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $697 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,639 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $632K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 245 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 Catoosa 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 Catoosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,628+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,653
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 423
- Median household income
- $74,639+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,997
- Median home value
- $240,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,370
- Daytime population
- 54,753Residents 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 |
| 56Catoosa County, GA | 38 | 24 | 9.0 | $774K | +2.3% | #1,311 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Catoosa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Catoosa County, GA?
Catoosa County has 24 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in Catoosa County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $18.6M a year, or $697 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gyms on map listings, it comes to $774K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,653 households in Catoosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Catoosa County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Catoosa County has 9.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $774K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Catoosa County would have about 14, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,808 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Catoosa County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Catoosa County at 69,628 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,653 households. The median household income in Catoosa County is $74,639 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Catoosa County scores 38 for gyms (lower middle), #1,311 of 1,792 scored counties.
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