Is 71303 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 71303 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Few mapped gyms were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 71303, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 71303 covers 63 square miles, so its edges are about 4.5 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.

ZIP 71303
9,493 households
Median household income
$67,156
Residents
25,138
Gyms with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    0Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 15 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses

    Overture's places data lists 0 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $185KMiddle-case sales
    $2,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $120,000 to $308,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $185,000).

  4. Pleasant Dr carries about 294 vehicles a day

    294Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Pleasant Dr, 294 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,350 feet away; Julie St, 294 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,600 feet away; and Ann St, 294 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 71303 can sell each year

Middle case$185K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$120K
High case$308K
Rivals within 3.5 mi3
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,000 to $3,850 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

15th percentile for nearby competition among 55 similar businesses in the Alexandria metro area

Under the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk15

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile97
Office-type, half mile3

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction10
  • Real estate3
  • Health care2

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Pleasant Dr294

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Julie St1,600 ft294
  • Ann St2,110 ft294
  • Sunshine Dr2,290 ft180

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 71303: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a gym there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 63 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

Questions about ZIP 71303.

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