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Gyms in Sabine Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Sabine Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,727 of 1,792 scored counties
#32 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $553 a household
Spending per listing
$694K
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,834
−1.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms in Sabine Parish is 13 (low), #1,727 of 1,792 scored counties and #32 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Sabine Parish. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Sabine Parish comes to about $4.9M a year: $553 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $694K per gym, 47% 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 Sabine Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sabine Parish declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sabine 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 Sabine Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSabine ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.08.27.6
Spending per listing$694K$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, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$553$646$983
Median household income$50,329$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1320

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
72 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 Sabine 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 Sabine Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
21,834−1.2% since 2020
Households
8,785
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$50,329+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,912
Median home value
$123,100
Jobs located here
5,730
Daytime population
19,413Residents 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 Sabine 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
32Sabine Parish, LA1378.0$694K−1.2%#1,727 of 1,792

Other business types in Sabine Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Sabine Parish, LA?

There are 7 gyms on map listings in Sabine Parish as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Sabine Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $553 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $694K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,785 households in Sabine Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sabine Parish has 8.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $694K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Sabine Parish would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Sabine Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Sabine Parish at 21,834 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,785 households. The median household income in Sabine Parish is $50,329 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Sabine Parish scores 13 for gyms (low), #1,727 of 1,792 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Sabine Parish

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