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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Calhoun County, AL
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Calhoun County, AL, 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 #349 of 777 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Calhoun County spend about $24M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $534 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.8M per studio, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Calhoun County has 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Calhoun County in 2023. That is one for every 6,431 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $750K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Calhoun County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Calhoun County is 52 (upper middle), #349 of 777 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Alabama.
How Calhoun County 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 | Calhoun County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,431 | 4,035 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $534 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $560K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $750K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Calhoun 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 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Population and households in Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Calhoun County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelby County, AL | 61 | 16 | 1.8 | $5.2M | +6.5% | #196 of 777 |
| 2Tuscaloosa County, AL | 60 | 11 | 1.2 | $5.4M | +3.8% | #205 of 777 |
| 3Elmore County, AL | 60 | 5 | 1.5 | $4.6M | +4.2% | #206 of 777 |
| 4Madison County, AL | 54 | 33 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +11.0% | #308 of 777 |
| 5Baldwin County, AL | 54 | 22 | 2.2 | $3.4M | +14.8% | #317 of 777 |
| 6Calhoun County, AL | 52 | 5 | 1.1 | $4.8M | −0.3% | #349 of 777 |
| 7Lee County, AL | 52 | 10 | 1.4 | $4.7M | +8.6% | #350 of 777 |
| 8Mobile County, AL | 49 | 16 | 1.0 | $6.1M | −0.7% | #391 of 777 |
| 9Etowah County, AL | 45 | 5 | 1.3 | $4.1M | +0.4% | #475 of 777 |
| 10Houston County, AL | 43 | 6 | 1.4 | $4.3M | +2.8% | #509 of 777 |
Other business types in Calhoun 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
- Gyms, studios and classes34
- Gyms38
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios52
- Martial arts and dance studios35
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Calhoun County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Calhoun County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 7 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 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.
How much do households in Calhoun County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $24M a year, or $534 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 45,015 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, AL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Calhoun County has 1.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.8M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,431 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Calhoun County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $55,029 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Calhoun County scores 52 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #349 of 777 scored counties.
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