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Gyms in St. Charles Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,154 of 1,792 scored counties
#6 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
12
7 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,586
−3.7% 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 12 gyms in St. Charles Parish. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in St. Charles Parish spend about $14.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $802 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 4% 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 St. Charles Parish was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,101 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.

Population estimates show St. Charles Parish declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Charles Parish scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,154 of 1,792 scored counties and #6 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.48.27.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$788K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,1013,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$802$646$983
Median household income$80,897$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$452K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
50,586−3.7% since 2020
Households
18,608
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
278 sq. mi.
People per square mile
185
Median household income
$80,897+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,861
Median home value
$263,700
Jobs located here
26,102
Daytime population
52,685Residents 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in St. Charles Parish, LA?

There are 12 gyms on map listings in St. Charles Parish as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 St. Charles Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.9M a year, or $802 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,608 households in St. Charles Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Charles Parish has 6.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,101 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles Parish at 50,586 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,608 households. The median household income in St. Charles Parish is $80,897 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. St. Charles Parish scores 43 for gyms (lower middle), #1,154 of 1,792 scored counties.

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