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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #581 of 777 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
24
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$52.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,105 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,690
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Northwest Hills Planning Region comes to about $52.8M a year: $1,105 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $2.2M per studio, 46% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Northwest Hills Planning Region classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,814 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Population estimates show the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #581 of 777 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Northwest Hills Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureNorthwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.72.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$3.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,8142,4813,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,105$1,158$983
Median household income$93,551$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score3937

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
204
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
240 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
114,690+2.2% since 2020
Households
47,845
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
787 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$93,551
Average household income
$131,679
Median home value
$335,600
Jobs located here
36,871
Daytime population
93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT71242.0$5.8M+4.1%#79 of 777
2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT70341.9$5.4M+3.2%#91 of 777
3Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT58123.0$3.3M+3.0%#240 of 777
4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT49353.0$3.3M+2.0%#405 of 777
5Capitol Planning Region, CT471333.4$3.3M+3.1%#448 of 777
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT46733.2$3.4M+2.5%#466 of 777
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT44375.0$2.4M+2.3%#504 of 777
8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT39245.0$2.2M+2.2%#581 of 777
9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT381536.5$2.4M+3.5%#595 of 777

Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region

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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?

The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 24 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 17 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $52.8M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 5.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,814 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 39 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #581 of 777 scored counties.

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