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Gyms in Warren County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Warren County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,708 of 1,792 scored counties
#28 of 38 scored counties 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, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,708 of 1,792 scored counties and #28 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Warren County spend about $11M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $654 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 gyms, that is $685K per gym, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

Warren County has 16 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Warren County was 6 in 2023. 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 Warren County declined 6.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Warren 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.

Gyms in Warren County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyMississippiU.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 score1627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 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 Warren 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 Warren County

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 counties in Mississippi for gyms, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS59507.0$1.1M+6.3%#581 of 1,792
2Jackson County, MS54366.2$1M+3.0%#773 of 1,792
3Tate County, MS5154.5$1.3M+2.1%#867 of 1,792
4Hancock County, MS42167.9$832K+1.6%#1,205 of 1,792
5Pearl River County, MS42209.1$632K+5.6%#1,211 of 1,792
6Madison County, MS394710.7$812K+6.5%#1,279 of 1,792
7Harrison County, MS39627.4$801K+4.0%#1,280 of 1,792
8Panola County, MS3554.1$1.2M−1.4%#1,369 of 1,792
9Lamar County, MS332610.2$689K+4.7%#1,435 of 1,792
10Jones County, MS32239.2$600K−1.0%#1,461 of 1,792
28Warren County, MS16169.5$685K−6.3%#1,708 of 1,792

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Warren County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gyms in Warren County. 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 Warren County, MS 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 Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Warren County, MS compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Warren County 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, Warren County 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 Warren County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Warren County 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 Warren County 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. 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. Warren County scores 16 for gyms (low), #1,708 of 1,792 scored counties.

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