Fitness and classes · Metro area · Alabama
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Birmingham, AL metro area
How the Birmingham, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #242 of 347 scored metro areas
#8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 78
- 26 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $342.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,197,766
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Birmingham metro area spend about $342.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $736 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per studio, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
There are 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Birmingham metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Birmingham metro area in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,079 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $11.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Birmingham metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Birmingham metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Birmingham metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #242 of 347 scored metro areas and #8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Birmingham metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios 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 | Birmingham metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,079 | 4,035 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +10.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $736 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151All fitness and recreational sports centers · +7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,772
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $11.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Birmingham 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 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Population and households in the Birmingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 465,003
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $71,498
- Average household income
- $100,521
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 555,318
- Daytime population
- 1,227,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Birmingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 60 | 11 | 1.0 | $6M | +2.9% | #80 of 347 |
| 2Huntsville, AL | 58 | 37 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +12.5% | #100 of 347 |
| 3Dothan, AL | 57 | 6 | 1.0 | $5.9M | +3.4% | #108 of 347 |
| 4Auburn-Opelika, AL | 52 | 10 | 1.3 | $5M | +7.1% | #144 of 347 |
| 5Anniston-Oxford, AL | 50 | 5 | 1.1 | $4.8M | −0.3% | #164 of 347 |
| 6Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 50 | 22 | 2.2 | $3.4M | +14.8% | #169 of 347 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 49 | 14 | 1.1 | $5.5M | −1.3% | #171 of 347 |
| 7Mobile, AL | 47 | 16 | 1.0 | $6.1M | −0.7% | #190 of 347 |
| 8Birmingham, AL | 42 | 78 | 1.7 | $4.4M | +1.4% | #242 of 347 |
| 9Montgomery, AL | 41 | 23 | 1.5 | $4.2M | +0.9% | #250 of 347 |
Other business types in the Birmingham 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
- Gyms, studios and classes36
- Gyms30
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios42
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Birmingham metro area. 26 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.
How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $342.5M a year, or $736 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Birmingham metro area has 1.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 84, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,079 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Birmingham metro area scores 42 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #242 of 347 scored metro areas.
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