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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Mississippi

Gyms in the Vicksburg, MS area

The gyms in the Vicksburg, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #484 of 506 scored small-town markets
#12 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$11M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $654 a household
Spending per listing
$685K
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,759
−6.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For gyms, the Vicksburg area has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #484 of 506 scored small-town markets and #12 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 Vicksburg area comes to about $11M a year: $654 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That is about $685K of household spending for each gym on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

The Vicksburg area has 16 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Vicksburg area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,795 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 Vicksburg area declined 6.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Vicksburg 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.

Gyms in Vicksburg, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureVicksburg areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.57.07.6
Spending per listing$685K$832K$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,7954,4923,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$654$581$983
Median household income$59,401$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1727

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Vicksburg 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 Vicksburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
41,759−6.3% since 2020
Households
16,772
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$59,401+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,803
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
16,981
Daytime population
42,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for gyms, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Vicksburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Picayune, MS44209.1$632K+5.6%#330 of 506
2Starkville, MS34186.9$788K+0.8%#417 of 506
3Laurel, MS34268.2$647K−1.5%#421 of 506
4Meridian, MS33236.6$780K−3.2%#424 of 506
5Oxford, MS33218.7$776K+5.3%#425 of 506
6Corinth, MS3274.8$1M−0.5%#429 of 506
7Tupelo, MS305410.4$589K+0.8%#440 of 506
8Greenville, MS2974.1$1.1M−9.4%#441 of 506
9McComb, MS29146.9$660K−2.6%#447 of 506
10Brookhaven, MS29129.1$604K+0.5%#449 of 506
12Vicksburg, MS17169.5$685K−6.3%#484 of 506

Other business types in the Vicksburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in the Vicksburg, MS area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms in the Vicksburg area. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 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 Vicksburg, MS area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11M a year, or $654 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $685K 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 16,772 households in the Vicksburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Vicksburg, MS area compare with the U.S. for gyms?

The Vicksburg area has 9.5 gyms per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $685K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Vicksburg area would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,795 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Vicksburg, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Vicksburg area at 41,759 people in 2025, down 6.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,772 households. Median household income in the Vicksburg area is $59,401, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. 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 Vicksburg area scores 17 for gyms (low), #484 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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