Fitness and classes · County · Mississippi
Gyms in Lamar County, MS
How Lamar 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,435 of 1,792 scored counties
#9 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $705 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,403
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Lamar County is 33 (lower middle), #1,435 of 1,792 scored counties and #9 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lamar County comes to about $17.9M a year: $705 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $689K per gym, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 26 gyms on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Lamar County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,820 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $56K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lamar County. Population estimates put the population change in Lamar County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $832K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,820 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $705 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,909 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $56K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,403+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,381
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 132
- Median household income
- $70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,987
- Median home value
- $224,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,631
- Daytime population
- 63,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for gyms, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lamar County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Lamar 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 Lamar County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gyms in Lamar County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 9 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 Lamar County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $17.9M a year, or $705 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gyms on map listings, it comes to $689K 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 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Lamar County has 10.2 gyms per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $689K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Lamar County would have about 14, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,820 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County scores 33 for gyms (lower middle), #1,435 of 1,792 scored counties.
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