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Gyms in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
The gyms in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,735 of 1,792 scored counties
#34 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $628K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,471
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Jefferson Davis Parish has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #1,735 of 1,792 scored counties and #34 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Jefferson Davis Parish comes to about $6.9M a year: $573 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $628K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 11 gyms on map listings in Jefferson Davis Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 20% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Jefferson Davis Parish in 2023. That is one for every 2,414 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 put the population change in Jefferson Davis Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson Davis 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.
| Measure | Jefferson Davis Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $628K | $788K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,414 | 3,546 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $573 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,341 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $289K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,471−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,068
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 652 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $57,341+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,913
- Median home value
- $150,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,538
- Daytime population
- 26,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 57 | 41 | 8.6 | $1.1M | +6.4% | #667 of 1,792 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 55 | 38 | 7.1 | $990K | +8.5% | #744 of 1,792 |
| 3West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 50 | 8 | 7.3 | $1M | +5.5% | #929 of 1,792 |
| 4Bossier Parish, LA | 46 | 36 | 7.1 | $956K | +2.5% | #1,066 of 1,792 |
| 5Beauregard Parish, LA | 45 | 7 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #1,086 of 1,792 |
| 6St. Charles Parish, LA | 43 | 12 | 6.4 | $1.2M | −3.7% | #1,154 of 1,792 |
| 7St. Tammany Parish, LA | 42 | 101 | 9.6 | $856K | +5.3% | #1,202 of 1,792 |
| 8Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 42 | 36 | 6.9 | $843K | +5.8% | #1,203 of 1,792 |
| 9Iberia Parish, LA | 36 | 14 | 5.2 | $1.1M | −4.6% | #1,344 of 1,792 |
| 10De Soto Parish, LA | 33 | 6 | 5.7 | $966K | +2.0% | #1,420 of 1,792 |
| 34Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 12 | 11 | 9.1 | $628K | −2.4% | #1,735 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Jefferson Davis Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
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Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gyms in Jefferson Davis Parish. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.9M a year, or $573 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gyms on map listings, it comes to $628K 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 12,068 households in Jefferson Davis Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson Davis Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Jefferson Davis Parish has 9.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $628K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Jefferson Davis Parish would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,414 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson Davis Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson Davis Parish at 31,471 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,068 households. Median household income in Jefferson Davis Parish is $57,341, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.2%, 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. Jefferson Davis Parish scores 12 for gyms (low), #1,735 of 1,792 scored counties.
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