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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County, AL
How Lee County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #350 of 777 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 189,881
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $677 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $47M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 10 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.7M per studio, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 2,671 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $596K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #350 of 777 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Alabama.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,671 | 4,035 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $677 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,824 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 26All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $596K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 189,881+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 69,436
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,824+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,204
- Median home value
- $262,200
- Jobs located here
- 64,944
- Daytime population
- 179,619Residents 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 Lee 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 Lee 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 classes49
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios52
- Martial arts and dance studios62
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Lee County, AL?
There are 10 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Lee County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $47M a year, or $677 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,436 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, AL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Lee County has 1.4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.7M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Lee County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,671 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 189,881 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,436 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,824, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Lee County scores 52 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #350 of 777 scored counties.
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