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Gyms in Morehouse Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,769 of 1,792 scored counties
#38 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $453 a household
Spending per listing
$738K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,705
−6.9% 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

Morehouse Parish scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,769 of 1,792 scored counties and #38 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms in Morehouse Parish. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 20% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $453 per household (54% below the U.S. average), households in Morehouse Parish spend about $4.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $738K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 43% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Morehouse Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Morehouse Parish declined 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureMorehouse ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.18.27.6
Spending per listing$738K$788K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a3,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$453$646$983
Median household income$39,454$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score720

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
23,705−6.9% since 2020
Households
9,769
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
795 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$39,454+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,643
Median home value
$118,800
Jobs located here
6,563
Daytime population
21,376Residents 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 Morehouse 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
38Morehouse Parish, LA766.1$738K−6.9%#1,769 of 1,792

Other business types in Morehouse Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Morehouse Parish, LA?

There are 6 gyms on map listings in Morehouse Parish as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Morehouse Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $453 per household. That is 54% below the U.S. average (an index of 46, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms on map listings, it comes to $738K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,769 households in Morehouse Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morehouse Parish has 6.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $738K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Morehouse Parish would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Morehouse Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Morehouse Parish at 23,705 people in 2025, down 6.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,769 households. The median household income in Morehouse Parish is $39,454 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% 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. Morehouse Parish scores 7 for gyms (very low), #1,769 of 1,792 scored counties.

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