Fitness and classes · Metro area · South Carolina
Gyms in the Florence, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in the Florence, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 34
- 12 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $582 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,392
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Florence metro area comes to about $45.6M a year: $582 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per gym, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.
There are 34 gyms on map listings in the Florence metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Florence metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,357 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Florence metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Florence metro area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gyms in the Florence metro area is 51 (upper middle), #176 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Florence metro area 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 | Florence metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $986K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,357 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $582 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,443 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 274
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Florence metro 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 Florence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,392+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,417
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,289
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,742
- Daytime population
- 204,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for gyms, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 59 | 135 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +4.7% | #111 of 387 |
| 1Sumter, SC | 53 | 17 | 4.1 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #156 of 387 |
| 2Florence, SC | 51 | 34 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #176 of 387 |
| 3Spartanburg, SC | 49 | 86 | 6.0 | $1M | +14.3% | #207 of 387 |
| 4Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 47 | 118 | 7.4 | $859K | +20.9% | #231 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 45 | 849 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +10.1% | #246 of 387 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 45 | 80 | 8.4 | $1M | +12.0% | #247 of 387 |
| 6Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 42 | 310 | 9.2 | $922K | +10.7% | #267 of 387 |
| 7Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 40 | 303 | 7.9 | $899K | +9.0% | #284 of 387 |
| 8Columbia, SC | 40 | 265 | 7.8 | $878K | +6.0% | #286 of 387 |
Other business types in the Florence metro area
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 the Florence, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 gyms in the Florence metro area. 12 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 18 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 Florence, SC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $45.6M a year, or $582 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Florence metro area has 4.3 gyms per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 35, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,357 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 51 for gyms (upper middle), #176 of 387 scored metro areas.
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