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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in El Paso County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in El Paso County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 777 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
78
11 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
94
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$357.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
757,040
+3.2% 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

Households in El Paso County spend about $357.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,232 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per studio, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

El Paso County has 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in El Paso County in 2023, up 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,087 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, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in El Paso County.

Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). El Paso County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #174 of 777 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How El Paso County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 El Paso County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.74.02.4
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,0872,4433,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.9%+10.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,232$1,337$983
Median household income$90,363$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
84 → 94All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,763
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7811 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$12.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
757,040+3.2% since 2020
Households
290,190
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,684
Median home value
$461,000
Jobs located here
284,746
Daytime population
727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO85251.3$9.5M+6.6%#7 of 777
2Weld County, CO85241.9$6.5M+14.2%#8 of 777
3Broomfield County, CO7661.9$9M+6.3%#38 of 777
4Pueblo County, CO7181.2$7.5M+0.6%#75 of 777
5Douglas County, CO65533.8$5.2M+10.9%#148 of 777
6El Paso County, CO63782.7$4.6M+3.2%#174 of 777
7Arapahoe County, CO59722.8$5M+2.8%#216 of 777
8Mesa County, CO57192.9$3.4M+4.4%#252 of 777
9Montrose County, CO5273.9$2.4M+4.1%#364 of 777
10Larimer County, CO49603.9$3.3M+4.8%#404 of 777

Other business types in El Paso 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 El Paso County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in El Paso County. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 11.9% 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 El Paso County, CO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $357.5M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

El Paso County has 2.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.6M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, El Paso County would have about 88, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,087 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 63 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #174 of 777 scored counties.

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