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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Kern County, CA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Kern County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 777 scored counties
#4 of 38 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $279.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $982 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 927,068
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Kern County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #37 of 777 scored counties and #4 of 38 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Kern County comes to about $279.7M a year: $982 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $11.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Kern County has 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Kern County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,317 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, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kern County. Population estimates put the population change in Kern County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kern County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Kern County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $4.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,317 | 2,522 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +9.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $982 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,210 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 66All fitness and recreational sports centers · +6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 898
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kern 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 Kern County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 927,068+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 284,931
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $70,210+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,147
- Median home value
- $338,300
- Jobs located here
- 302,967
- Daytime population
- 882,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 88 | 30 | 1.2 | $10.3M | +5.5% | #3 of 777 |
| 2Tulare County, CA | 80 | 11 | 0.8 | $12.7M | +2.4% | #19 of 777 |
| 3San Benito County, CA | 78 | 6 | 2.9 | $5.4M | +8.6% | #30 of 777 |
| 4Kern County, CA | 76 | 25 | 0.9 | $11.2M | +2.3% | #37 of 777 |
| 5Fresno County, CA | 73 | 51 | 1.6 | $6.7M | +2.6% | #58 of 777 |
| 6Riverside County, CA | 73 | 159 | 2.1 | $6.2M | +5.0% | #61 of 777 |
| 7Kings County, CA | 71 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.3M | +1.0% | #72 of 777 |
| 8San Bernardino County, CA | 70 | 109 | 1.6 | $7.2M | +1.9% | #87 of 777 |
| 9Calaveras County, CA | 70 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +2.8% | #95 of 777 |
| 10Solano County, CA | 68 | 28 | 1.8 | $7.7M | +0.6% | #108 of 777 |
Other business types in Kern 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 classes74
- Gyms72
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios76
- Martial arts and dance studios79
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Kern County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Kern County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. 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 Kern County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $279.7M a year, or $982 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 284,931 households in Kern County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kern County, CA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Kern County has 0.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $11.2M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Kern County would have about 69, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,317 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Kern County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kern County at 927,068 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 284,931 households. The median household income in Kern County is $70,210 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Kern County scores 76 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #37 of 777 scored counties.
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