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Gyms in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #929 of 1,792 scored counties
#3 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $734 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,756
+5.5% 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

At $734 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $8.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1M per gym, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

West Baton Rouge Parish has 8 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in West Baton Rouge Parish, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in West Baton Rouge Parish is 50 (upper middle), #929 of 1,792 scored counties and #3 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.

How West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWest Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.38.27.6
Spending per listing$1M$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+5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$734$646$983
Median household income$87,299$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5020

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
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
28,756+5.5% since 2020
Households
10,974
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
192 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,837
Median home value
$229,900
Jobs located here
14,037
Daytime population
29,192Residents 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many gyms are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gyms in West Baton Rouge Parish. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.1M a year, or $734 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for gyms?

West Baton Rouge Parish has 7.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 50 for gyms (upper middle), #929 of 1,792 scored counties.

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