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Gyms in Fulton County, GA
The gyms in Fulton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,275 of 1,792 scored counties
#53 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 549
- 141 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 224
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $472.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $861K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fulton County spend about $472.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,022 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $861K per gym, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Fulton County has 549 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 141 are chain locations, or 26%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 224 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,065 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, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $18.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Fulton County.
Population estimates show Fulton County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,275 of 1,792 scored counties and #53 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $861K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,065 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,022 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230 → 224All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,664
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 549141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 363The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 37
- Amount
- $18.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 |
| 53Fulton County, GA | 39 | 549 | 11.9 | $861K | +2.7% | #1,275 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Fulton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many gyms are in Fulton County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 549 gyms in Fulton County. 141 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 2.6% 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 Fulton County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $472.8M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 549 gyms on map listings, it comes to $861K 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Fulton County has 11.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $861K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Fulton County would have about 363, against 549 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,065 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 39 for gyms (lower middle), #1,275 of 1,792 scored counties.
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