Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Mississippi
Gyms in the McComb, MS area
How the McComb, MS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #447 of 506 scored small-town markets
#9 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 14
- 7 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $455 a household
- Spending per listing
- $660K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,640
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in the McComb area is 29 (lower middle), #447 of 506 scored small-town markets and #9 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the McComb area comes to about $9.2M a year: $455 per household, 54% below the U.S. average. That is about $660K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 14 gyms on map listings in the McComb area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 50%, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the McComb area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 6,766 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 the McComb area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the McComb area 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 | McComb area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $660K | $832K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,766 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $455 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $44,597 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $410K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the McComb area, 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 the McComb area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,640−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,297
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $44,597
- Average household income
- $63,471
- Median home value
- $115,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,368
- Daytime population
- 49,992Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 44 | 20 | 9.1 | $632K | +5.6% | #330 of 506 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 34 | 18 | 6.9 | $788K | +0.8% | #417 of 506 |
| 3Laurel, MS | 34 | 26 | 8.2 | $647K | −1.5% | #421 of 506 |
| 4Meridian, MS | 33 | 23 | 6.6 | $780K | −3.2% | #424 of 506 |
| 5Oxford, MS | 33 | 21 | 8.7 | $776K | +5.3% | #425 of 506 |
| 6Corinth, MS | 32 | 7 | 4.8 | $1M | −0.5% | #429 of 506 |
| 7Tupelo, MS | 30 | 54 | 10.4 | $589K | +0.8% | #440 of 506 |
| 8Greenville, MS | 29 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.1M | −9.4% | #441 of 506 |
| 9McComb, MS | 29 | 14 | 6.9 | $660K | −2.6% | #447 of 506 |
| 10Brookhaven, MS | 29 | 12 | 9.1 | $604K | +0.5% | #449 of 506 |
Other business types in the McComb area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gyms are in the McComb, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 gyms in the McComb area. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 the McComb, MS area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.2M a year, or $455 per household. That is 54% below the U.S. average (an index of 46, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 gyms on map listings, it comes to $660K 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 20,297 households in the McComb area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McComb, MS area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The McComb area has 6.9 gyms per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $660K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the McComb area would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,766 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the McComb, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the McComb area at 52,640 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,297 households. Median household income in the McComb area is $44,597, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The McComb area scores 29 for gyms (lower middle), #447 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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