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Gyms in Alcorn County, MS

How Alcorn County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,554 of 1,792 scored counties
#17 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $494 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,569
−0.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for gyms in Alcorn County is 27 (lower middle), #1,554 of 1,792 scored counties and #17 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 gyms in Alcorn County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Alcorn County spend about $7.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $494 per household, 50% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 22% 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 Alcorn County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alcorn County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Alcorn County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Alcorn County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAlcorn CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.87.07.6
Spending per listing$1M$832K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,4923,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$494$581$983
Median household income$51,260$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2727

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
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 Alcorn County, 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 Alcorn County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,569−0.5% since 2020
Households
14,456
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
400 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$51,260+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,932
Median home value
$142,100
Jobs located here
13,226
Daytime population
34,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for gyms, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Alcorn County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS59507.0$1.1M+6.3%#581 of 1,792
2Jackson County, MS54366.2$1M+3.0%#773 of 1,792
3Tate County, MS5154.5$1.3M+2.1%#867 of 1,792
4Hancock County, MS42167.9$832K+1.6%#1,205 of 1,792
5Pearl River County, MS42209.1$632K+5.6%#1,211 of 1,792
6Madison County, MS394710.7$812K+6.5%#1,279 of 1,792
7Harrison County, MS39627.4$801K+4.0%#1,280 of 1,792
8Panola County, MS3554.1$1.2M−1.4%#1,369 of 1,792
9Lamar County, MS332610.2$689K+4.7%#1,435 of 1,792
10Jones County, MS32239.2$600K−1.0%#1,461 of 1,792
17Alcorn County, MS2774.8$1M−0.5%#1,554 of 1,792

Other business types in Alcorn County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Alcorn County, MS?

There are 7 gyms on map listings in Alcorn County 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 Alcorn County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Alcorn County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $7.1M a year, or $494 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Alcorn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alcorn County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Alcorn County has 4.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Alcorn County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Alcorn County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Alcorn County at 34,569 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Alcorn County is $51,260 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Alcorn County scores 27 for gyms (lower middle), #1,554 of 1,792 scored counties.

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