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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Placer County, CA

How Placer 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #220 of 777 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in California

Listings
66
16 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
75
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$253.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,607 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
442,081
+8.9% 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

At $1,607 per household (63% above the U.S. average), households in Placer County spend about $253.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Placer County has 66 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Placer County was 75 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,106 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, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $14M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Placer County.

Population estimates show Placer County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Placer County is 59 (upper middle), #220 of 777 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in California.

How Placer 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 Placer County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasurePlacer CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.23.42.4
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,1062,5223,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.2%+9.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,607$1,435$983
Median household income$115,998$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 75All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,459
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
24
Amount
$14M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
442,081+8.9% since 2020
Households
157,954
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,239
Median home value
$688,100
Jobs located here
187,169
Daytime population
424,461Residents 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 Placer 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
15Placer County, CA59664.2$3.8M+8.9%#220 of 777

Other business types in Placer 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 Placer County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Placer County. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 4.2% 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 Placer County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $253.9M a year, or $1,607 per household. That is 63% above the U.S. average (an index of 163, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Placer County has 4.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Placer County would have about 63, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,106 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Placer County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Placer County scores 59 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #220 of 777 scored counties.

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