Fitness and classes · County · South Carolina
Gyms in Cherokee County, SC
The gyms in Cherokee County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #834 of 1,792 scored counties
#15 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 5 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $497 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $497 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $11M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 9 gyms, that is $1.2M per gym, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 9 gyms on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 28% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,413 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in Cherokee County is 52 (upper middle), #834 of 1,792 scored counties and #15 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $986K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,413 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $497 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $794K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 95 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kershaw County, SC | 77 | 11 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +11.6% | #105 of 1,792 |
| 2Georgetown County, SC | 73 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +3.8% | #168 of 1,792 |
| 3Dorchester County, SC | 71 | 37 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +10.1% | #215 of 1,792 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 71 | 61 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +18.7% | #218 of 1,792 |
| 5Laurens County, SC | 69 | 10 | 3.7 | $1.4M | +6.2% | #255 of 1,792 |
| 6Jasper County, SC | 66 | 6 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +32.2% | #324 of 1,792 |
| 7Lancaster County, SC | 66 | 29 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +18.3% | #335 of 1,792 |
| 8Aiken County, SC | 65 | 37 | 5.3 | $1.3M | +7.3% | #367 of 1,792 |
| 9Oconee County, SC | 59 | 20 | 5.8 | $1.1M | +6.3% | #579 of 1,792 |
| 10York County, SC | 58 | 85 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +8.1% | #617 of 1,792 |
| 15Cherokee County, SC | 52 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #834 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Cherokee County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 gyms in Cherokee County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 5 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 Cherokee County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11M a year, or $497 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Cherokee County has 4.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,413 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County scores 52 for gyms (upper middle), #834 of 1,792 scored counties.
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