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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Georgia

Gyms in the Kingsland, GA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Kingsland, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #47 of 506 scored small-town markets
#1 of 21 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
13
5 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $677 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,143
+9.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Kingsland area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #47 of 506 scored small-town markets and #1 of 21 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gyms.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gyms in the Kingsland area. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in the Kingsland area spend about $14.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $677 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 13% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Kingsland area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 7,231 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Kingsland area. Population estimates put the population change in the Kingsland area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Kingsland area 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.

Gyms in Kingsland, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureKingsland areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.07.97.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)7,2313,4353,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$677$792$983
Median household income$74,378$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$778K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
135 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Kingsland area, 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 the Kingsland area

Population, 2025 estimate
60,143+9.5% since 2020
Households
21,693
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$74,378
Average household income
$88,291
Median home value
$261,400
Jobs located here
13,044
Daytime population
51,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for gyms, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Kingsland area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingsland, GA71136.0$1.1M+9.5%#47 of 506
2Jefferson, GA66279.5$893K+29.3%#83 of 506
3LaGrange, GA-AL65194.7$1.2M+3.0%#94 of 506
4Dublin, GA58115.0$1.1M+2.8%#173 of 506
5Statesboro, GA58195.4$1.1M+8.0%#176 of 506
6Douglas, GA51105.4$935K+2.9%#246 of 506
7Cedartown, GA46106.3$908K+6.0%#299 of 506
8Calhoun, GA462210.3$622K+6.9%#306 of 506
9Waycross, GA4394.4$1.2M+3.0%#331 of 506
10Thomaston, GA3976.6$860K+2.7%#370 of 506

Other business types in the Kingsland area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in the Kingsland, GA area?

There are 13 gyms on map listings in the Kingsland area as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 the Kingsland, GA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.7M a year, or $677 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,693 households in the Kingsland area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kingsland, GA area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Kingsland area has 6.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Kingsland area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,231 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Kingsland, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Kingsland area at 60,143 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,693 households. The median household income in the Kingsland area is $74,378 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Kingsland area scores 71 for gyms (upper middle), #47 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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