Fitness and classes · County · Mississippi
Gyms in Lafayette County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Lafayette County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,504 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 19
- 11 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $728K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,597
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,504 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $727 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $13.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 19 gyms, that is $728K per gym, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Lafayette County has 19 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lafayette County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,587 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $728K | $832K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,587 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $727 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,185 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,597+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,044
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $67,185+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,704
- Median home value
- $315,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,887
- Daytime population
- 62,270Residents 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 |
| 14Lafayette County, MS | 30 | 19 | 10.0 | $728K | +6.6% | #1,504 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Lafayette County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 gyms in Lafayette County. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 12 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 Lafayette County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.8M a year, or $727 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 gyms on map listings, it comes to $728K 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 19,044 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Lafayette County has 10.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $728K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 11, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,587 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 59,597 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,044 households. Median household income in Lafayette County is $67,185, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Lafayette County scores 30 for gyms (lower middle), #1,504 of 1,792 scored counties.
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