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Gyms in Bossier Parish, LA

How Bossier Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,066 of 1,792 scored counties
#4 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
36
9 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
12
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$34.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $677 a household
Spending per listing
$956K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,867
+2.5% 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

At $677 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Bossier Parish spend about $34.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $956K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Bossier Parish has 36 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 25%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bossier Parish was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,236 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 Bossier Parish grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bossier Parish scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,066 of 1,792 scored counties and #4 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Bossier Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Bossier Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureBossier ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.18.27.6
Spending per listing$956K$788K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,2363,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$677$646$983
Median household income$69,617$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4620

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
369 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Bossier Parish, 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 Bossier Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
131,867+2.5% since 2020
Households
50,826
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
840 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$69,617+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,201
Median home value
$227,200
Jobs located here
45,671
Daytime population
123,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for gyms, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Bossier Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA57418.6$1.1M+6.4%#667 of 1,792
2Livingston Parish, LA55387.1$990K+8.5%#744 of 1,792
3West Baton Rouge Parish, LA5087.3$1M+5.5%#929 of 1,792
4Bossier Parish, LA46367.1$956K+2.5%#1,066 of 1,792
5Beauregard Parish, LA4575.1$1.3M+0.2%#1,086 of 1,792
6St. Charles Parish, LA43126.4$1.2M−3.7%#1,154 of 1,792
7St. Tammany Parish, LA421019.6$856K+5.3%#1,202 of 1,792
8Tangipahoa Parish, LA42366.9$843K+5.8%#1,203 of 1,792
9Iberia Parish, LA36145.2$1.1M−4.6%#1,344 of 1,792
10De Soto Parish, LA3365.7$966K+2.0%#1,420 of 1,792

Other business types in Bossier Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Bossier Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gyms in Bossier Parish. 9 of them (25%) 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 Bossier Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $34.4M 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 36 gyms on map listings, it comes to $956K 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 50,826 households in Bossier Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bossier Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Bossier Parish has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $956K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Bossier Parish would have about 27, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,236 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Bossier Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Bossier Parish at 131,867 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,826 households. Median household income in Bossier Parish is $69,617, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Bossier Parish scores 46 for gyms (lower middle), #1,066 of 1,792 scored counties.

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