Fitness and classes · Metro area · Arkansas
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #124 of 347 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $574 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 234,140
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Fort Smith metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in the Fort Smith metro area spend about $52.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $574 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.7M per studio, 17% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Fort Smith metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 5,055 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 $387K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Fort Smith metro area.
Population estimates show the Fort Smith metro area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Fort Smith metro area is 55 (upper middle), #124 of 347 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas.
How the Fort Smith metro area 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.
| Measure | Fort Smith metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $5.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,055 | 4,693 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $574 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,468 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $387K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 234,140+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,992
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $58,468
- Average household income
- $82,344
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 98,120
- Daytime population
- 234,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Smith metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 68 | 26 | 0.8 | $8.1M | +3.8% | #41 of 347 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 55 | 52 | 1.0 | $7M | −0.3% | #119 of 347 |
| 2Fort Smith, AR-OK | 55 | 11 | 1.2 | $4.7M | +3.1% | #124 of 347 |
| 3Jonesboro, AR | 51 | 8 | 1.5 | $4M | +3.6% | #158 of 347 |
| 4Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 41 | 55 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +13.1% | #257 of 347 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 36 | 8 | 1.4 | $4M | −0.4% | #298 of 347 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 30 | 10 | 2.3 | $2.4M | −0.6% | #318 of 347 |
Other business types in the Fort Smith 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 classes35
- Gyms34
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios55
- Martial arts and dance studios38
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area?
The Fort Smith metro area has 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 18 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 the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $52.2M a year, or $574 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 90,992 households in the Fort Smith metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Fort Smith metro area has 1.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.7M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Fort Smith metro area would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,055 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Smith metro area at 234,140 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,992 households. Median household income in the Fort Smith metro area is $58,468, 28% 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 Fort Smith metro area scores 55 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #124 of 347 scored metro areas.
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