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Gyms in Clarendon County, SC
The gyms in Clarendon County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,043
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clarendon County spend about $6.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $500 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per gym, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
Clarendon County has 3 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 68% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clarendon County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Clarendon County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 gyms on map listings, Clarendon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clarendon 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 | Clarendon County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $986K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $500 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $52,401 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,043+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 12,356
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $52,401+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,670
- Median home value
- $158,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,942
- Daytime population
- 25,933Residents 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 |
| Clarendon County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $2.1M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms in Clarendon County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clarendon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clarendon County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.2M a year, or $500 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 12,356 households in Clarendon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarendon County, SC compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Clarendon County has 2.4 gyms per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $2.1M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Clarendon County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Clarendon County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Clarendon County at 31,043 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,356 households. Median household income in Clarendon County is $52,401, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Clarendon County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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