Fitness and classes · County · Georgia
Gyms in Columbia County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Columbia County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #248 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 34
- 11 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $942 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $51.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.5M per gym, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Columbia County has 34 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Columbia County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,757 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Columbia County.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #248 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,757 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $942 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 20All fitness and recreational sports centers · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents 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 |
| 11Columbia County, GA | 69 | 34 | 6.2 | $1.5M | +7.9% | #248 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Columbia County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 gyms in Columbia County. 11 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. 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 Columbia County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $51.9M a year, or $942 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Columbia County has 6.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Columbia County would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,757 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 69 for gyms (upper middle), #248 of 1,792 scored counties.
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