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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Jonesboro, AR metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Jonesboro, AR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #158 of 347 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
9
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$31.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $594 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,440
+3.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Jonesboro metro area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Jonesboro metro area comes to about $31.6M a year: $594 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per studio, 3% below 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.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Jonesboro metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,914 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jonesboro metro area grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Jonesboro metro area is 51 (upper middle), #158 of 347 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas.

How the Jonesboro 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Jonesboro, AR metro area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJonesboro metro areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.12.4
Spending per listing$4M$5.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,9144,6933,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$594$617$983
Median household income$56,738$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5169

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
139,440+3.6% since 2020
Households
53,229
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,466 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$56,738+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,333
Median home value
$192,200
Jobs located here
59,276
Daytime population
139,762Residents 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 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 Jonesboro metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arkansas

Metro areas in Arkansas ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR68260.8$8.1M+3.8%#41 of 347
Memphis, TN-MS-AR55521.0$7M−0.3%#119 of 347
2Fort Smith, AR-OK55111.2$4.7M+3.1%#124 of 347
3Jonesboro, AR5181.5$4M+3.6%#158 of 347
4Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR41552.6$3.2M+13.1%#257 of 347
Texarkana, TX-AR3681.4$4M−0.4%#298 of 347
5Hot Springs, AR30102.3$2.4M−0.6%#318 of 347

Other business types in the Jonesboro metro area

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

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Jonesboro, AR metro area?

The Jonesboro metro area has 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 9 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 Jonesboro, AR metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $31.6M a year, or $594 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 53,229 households in the Jonesboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jonesboro, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Jonesboro metro area has 1.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. 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 5,914 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jonesboro, AR metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jonesboro metro area at 139,440 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,229 households. Median household income in the Jonesboro metro area is $56,738, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. The Jonesboro metro area scores 51 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #158 of 347 scored metro areas.

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