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Gyms in Monroe County, GA
The gyms in Monroe County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #92 of 1,792 scored counties
#4 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,023
- +14.1% since 2020
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What this means
Monroe County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #92 of 1,792 scored counties and #4 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Monroe County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
At $827 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $8.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County grew 14.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $827 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,183 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,023+14.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,554
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $83,183+51.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,873
- Median home value
- $271,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,963
- Daytime population
- 26,759Residents 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 |
Other business types in Monroe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Monroe County, GA?
There are 6 gyms on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Monroe County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.7M a year, or $827 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,554 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Monroe County has 5.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Monroe County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 32,023 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,554 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,183 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.9% 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. Monroe County scores 78 for gyms (high), #92 of 1,792 scored counties.
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