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Gyms in Livingston Parish, LA

The gyms in Livingston Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #744 of 1,792 scored counties
#2 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
38
19 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
12
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$37.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $702 a household
Spending per listing
$990K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
155,036
+8.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 gyms in Livingston Parish. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Livingston Parish spend about $37.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $702 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $990K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 24% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Livingston Parish was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,466 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Livingston Parish.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston Parish grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms, Livingston Parish has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #744 of 1,792 scored counties and #2 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Livingston 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 Livingston Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.18.27.6
Spending per listing$990K$788K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,4663,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$702$646$983
Median household income$80,122$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5520

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$280K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
155,036+8.5% since 2020
Households
53,596
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$80,122+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,408
Median home value
$230,600
Jobs located here
31,799
Daytime population
114,602Residents 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 Livingston 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 Livingston Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Livingston Parish, LA?

There are 38 gyms on map listings in Livingston Parish as of September 2026. 19 of them (50%) 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. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

How much do households in Livingston Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $37.6M a year, or $702 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 gyms on map listings, it comes to $990K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,596 households in Livingston Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston Parish has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $990K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Livingston Parish would have about 29, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,466 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Livingston Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Livingston Parish at 155,036 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,596 households. The median household income in Livingston Parish is $80,122 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Livingston Parish scores 55 for gyms (upper middle), #744 of 1,792 scored counties.

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