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Gyms in Forrest County, MS
The gyms in Forrest County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,467 of 1,792 scored counties
#11 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $941K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Forrest County is 31 (lower middle), #1,467 of 1,792 scored counties and #11 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Forrest County comes to about $16.9M a year: $562 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 gyms, that is $941K per gym, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Forrest County has 18 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 3,013 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms. Population estimates show Forrest County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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.
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $941K | $832K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,013 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $562 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 59 | 50 | 7.0 | $1.1M | +6.3% | #581 of 1,792 |
| 2Jackson County, MS | 54 | 36 | 6.2 | $1M | +3.0% | #773 of 1,792 |
| 3Tate County, MS | 51 | 5 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #867 of 1,792 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 42 | 16 | 7.9 | $832K | +1.6% | #1,205 of 1,792 |
| 5Pearl River County, MS | 42 | 20 | 9.1 | $632K | +5.6% | #1,211 of 1,792 |
| 6Madison County, MS | 39 | 47 | 10.7 | $812K | +6.5% | #1,279 of 1,792 |
| 7Harrison County, MS | 39 | 62 | 7.4 | $801K | +4.0% | #1,280 of 1,792 |
| 8Panola County, MS | 35 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,369 of 1,792 |
| 9Lamar County, MS | 33 | 26 | 10.2 | $689K | +4.7% | #1,435 of 1,792 |
| 10Jones County, MS | 32 | 23 | 9.2 | $600K | −1.0% | #1,461 of 1,792 |
| 11Forrest County, MS | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | $941K | +1.1% | #1,467 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Forrest County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Forrest County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gyms in Forrest County. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.9M a year, or $562 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gyms on map listings, it comes to $941K 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Forrest County has 6.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $941K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Forrest County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,013 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 31 for gyms (lower middle), #1,467 of 1,792 scored counties.
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