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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Manatee County, FL
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Manatee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #340 of 777 scored counties
#18 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 46
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Manatee County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in Manatee County spend about $141.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $802 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per studio, 24% 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 49 businesses with payroll in Manatee County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,607 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Manatee County.
Population estimates show Manatee County grew 16.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Manatee County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #340 of 777 scored counties and #18 of 39 scored counties in Florida.
How Manatee 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,607 | 3,136 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.0% | +10.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $802 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 49All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 731
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents 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 |
| 18Manatee County, FL | 53 | 46 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +16.6% | #340 of 777 |
Other business types in Manatee 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 classes54
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios53
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Manatee County, FL?
There are 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Manatee County as of September 2026. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 14.0% 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 Manatee County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $141.8M a year, or $802 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Manatee County has 2.6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.1M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Manatee County would have about 35, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,607 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 53 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #340 of 777 scored counties.
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