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Gyms in Toombs County, GA
The gyms in Toombs County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,704 of 1,792 scored counties
#79 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $515 a household
- Spending per listing
- $447K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,545
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Toombs County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,704 of 1,792 scored counties and #79 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Toombs County spend about $5.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $515 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 gyms, that is $447K per gym, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Toombs County has 12 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Toombs County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,602 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 Toombs County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Toombs 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 | Toombs County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $447K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,602 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $515 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,621 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $278K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Toombs 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 Toombs County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,545+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,409
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 364 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $52,621+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,602
- Median home value
- $137,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,461
- Daytime population
- 29,360Residents 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 |
| 79Toombs County, GA | 17 | 12 | 11.5 | $447K | +1.7% | #1,704 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Toombs County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Toombs County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gyms in Toombs County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 4 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 Toombs County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.4M a year, or $515 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms on map listings, it comes to $447K 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 10,409 households in Toombs County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Toombs County, GA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Toombs County has 11.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $447K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Toombs County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,602 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Toombs County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Toombs County at 27,545 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in Toombs County is $52,621, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Toombs County scores 17 for gyms (low), #1,704 of 1,792 scored counties.
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