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Gyms in Simpson County, MS
The gyms in Simpson County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,747 of 1,792 scored counties
#32 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $591K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,498
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms, Simpson County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #1,747 of 1,792 scored counties and #32 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Simpson County comes to about $5.3M a year: $557 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That works out to $591K per gym, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Simpson County has 9 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Simpson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Simpson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Simpson 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 | Simpson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $591K | $832K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $557 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,381 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 27 |
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
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Simpson 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 Simpson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,498−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,543
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $56,381+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,917
- Median home value
- $122,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,443
- Daytime population
- 22,197Residents 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 |
| 32Simpson County, MS | 10 | 9 | 9.4 | $591K | −1.5% | #1,747 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Simpson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Simpson County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gyms in Simpson County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Simpson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Simpson County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.3M a year, or $557 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms on map listings, it comes to $591K 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 9,543 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Simpson County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Simpson County has 9.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $591K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Simpson County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Simpson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Simpson County at 25,498 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,543 households. Median household income in Simpson County is $56,381, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Simpson County scores 10 for gyms (low), #1,747 of 1,792 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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