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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Columbia County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Columbia County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $538 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,894
−3.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio in Columbia County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Households in Columbia County spend about $4.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $538 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,102 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $610K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Columbia County.

Population estimates show Columbia County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Columbia County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.12.4
Spending per listing$4.5M$5.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,1024,6933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$538$617$983
Median household income$55,334$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$418K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$610K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,894−3.7% since 2020
Households
8,409
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,996
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
7,940
Daytime population
21,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR57282.5$3.7M+16.0%#250 of 777
2Pulaski County, AR54211.2$5.6M+1.3%#296 of 777
3Craighead County, AR5281.8$3.5M+4.8%#361 of 777
4Sebastian County, AR4291.7$3.4M+2.2%#527 of 777
5Washington County, AR37272.8$2.6M+9.9%#602 of 777
6Garland County, AR34102.3$2.4M−0.6%#646 of 777
Columbia County, ARNot scored11.2$4.5M−3.7%

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Columbia County, AR?

There is 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 4 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 Columbia County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.5M a year, or $538 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 8,409 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, AR compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Columbia County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,102 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $55,334, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.9%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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