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Gyms in Glynn County, GA
How Glynn County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,337 of 1,792 scored counties
#57 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 32
- 9 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $25.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $804K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,599
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $724 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Glynn County spend about $25.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $804K per gym, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 32 gyms on map listings in Glynn County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 28%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Glynn County in 2023. That is one for every 2,962 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.
Population estimates show Glynn County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Glynn County is 37 (lower middle), #1,337 of 1,792 scored counties and #57 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.
How Glynn 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 | Glynn County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $804K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,962 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $724 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $69,799 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Glynn 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 Glynn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,599+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,543
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 204
- Median household income
- $69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,779
- Median home value
- $301,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,484
- Daytime population
- 90,056Residents 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 |
| 57Glynn County, GA | 37 | 32 | 9.0 | $804K | +3.7% | #1,337 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Glynn 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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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Glynn County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 gyms in Glynn County. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Glynn County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $25.7M a year, or $724 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 gyms on map listings, it comes to $804K 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 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Glynn County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Glynn County has 9.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $804K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Glynn County would have about 20, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,962 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 37 for gyms (lower middle), #1,337 of 1,792 scored counties.
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