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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Mendocino County, CA

How Mendocino County, CA 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #676 of 777 scored counties
#32 of 38 scored counties in California

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$33.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,122
−3.5% 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

For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Mendocino County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #676 of 777 scored counties and #32 of 38 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $968 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Mendocino County spend about $33.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2.8M per studio, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

There are 12 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Mendocino County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Mendocino County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,680 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mendocino County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Mendocino 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Mendocino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMendocino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.42.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,6802,5223,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$968$1,435$983
Median household income$68,092$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3141

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,122−3.5% since 2020
Households
34,842
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,438
Median home value
$512,200
Jobs located here
29,495
Daytime population
87,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA88301.2$10.3M+5.5%#3 of 777
2Tulare County, CA80110.8$12.7M+2.4%#19 of 777
3San Benito County, CA7862.9$5.4M+8.6%#30 of 777
4Kern County, CA76250.9$11.2M+2.3%#37 of 777
5Fresno County, CA73511.6$6.7M+2.6%#58 of 777
6Riverside County, CA731592.1$6.2M+5.0%#61 of 777
7Kings County, CA7151.1$8.3M+1.0%#72 of 777
8San Bernardino County, CA701091.6$7.2M+1.9%#87 of 777
9Calaveras County, CA7052.7$4.3M+2.8%#95 of 777
10Solano County, CA68281.8$7.7M+0.6%#108 of 777
32Mendocino County, CA31123.4$2.8M−3.5%#676 of 777

Other business types in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Mendocino County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Mendocino County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $33.7M a year, or $968 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mendocino County has 3.4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,680 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 31 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #676 of 777 scored counties.

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