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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County, FL
How Lee County, FL 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 777 scored counties
#13 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 66
- 12 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $249.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lee County comes to about $249.6M a year: $762 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per studio, 7% 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 66 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 76 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,313 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, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee County.
Population estimates show Lee County grew 14.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #200 of 777 scored counties and #13 of 39 scored counties in Florida.
How Lee County compares
The same measures for Florida 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.
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,313 | 3,136 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +10.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $762 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 76All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $7.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 6 | 0.9 | $8.4M | +21.1% | #11 of 777 |
| 2Osceola County, FL | 77 | 15 | 1.1 | $6.4M | +23.2% | #34 of 777 |
| 3Charlotte County, FL | 75 | 10 | 1.1 | $6M | +15.5% | #45 of 777 |
| 4Polk County, FL | 74 | 30 | 1.0 | $6.1M | +19.8% | #50 of 777 |
| 5Lake County, FL | 73 | 20 | 1.2 | $5.8M | +18.1% | #64 of 777 |
| 6Santa Rosa County, FL | 70 | 11 | 1.5 | $5.6M | +11.7% | #90 of 777 |
| 7Nassau County, FL | 70 | 8 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +17.4% | #94 of 777 |
| 8Marion County, FL | 69 | 18 | 1.1 | $5.3M | +17.3% | #102 of 777 |
| 9Citrus County, FL | 69 | 8 | 1.1 | $5.1M | +11.1% | #103 of 777 |
| 10Clay County, FL | 68 | 13 | 1.6 | $5.1M | +9.4% | #115 of 777 |
| 13Lee County, FL | 61 | 66 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +14.4% | #200 of 777 |
Other business types in Lee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes57
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios66
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Lee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 18.8% 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 Lee County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $249.6M a year, or $762 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Lee County has 2.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Lee County would have about 62, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,313 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 61 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #200 of 777 scored counties.
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