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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in New Castle County, DE

How New Castle County, DE 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #256 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware

Listings
30
8 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
113
All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$203.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $906 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
588,026
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in New Castle County. 8 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Households in New Castle County spend about $203.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $906 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.8M per studio, 67% above 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.

Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in New Castle County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,984 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, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in New Castle County.

Population estimates show New Castle County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in New Castle County is 56 (upper middle), #256 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.

How New Castle County compares

The same measures for Delaware 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 New Castle County, DE compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureNew Castle CountyDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.72.4
Spending per listing$6.8M$5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,9842,3653,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.6%−3.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$906$838$983
Median household income$91,166$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score5652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
116 → 113All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,099
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
308 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$5.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
588,026+3.0% since 2020
Households
224,173
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,356
Median household income
$91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,517
Median home value
$352,200
Jobs located here
298,174
Daytime population
607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Delaware

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

Top counties in Delaware

Counties in Delaware ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Castle County, DE56301.3$6.8M+3.0%#256 of 777
2Kent County, DE5691.3$5.4M+6.8%#259 of 777
3Sussex County, DE51282.6$3M+16.1%#377 of 777

Other business types in New Castle 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 New Castle County, DE?

There are 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in New Castle County as of September 2026. 8 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $203.1M a year, or $906 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

New Castle County has 1.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.8M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, New Castle County would have about 50, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,984 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?

Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. New Castle County scores 56 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #256 of 777 scored counties.

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