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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Polk County, FL
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Polk County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #50 of 777 scored counties
#4 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 30
- 6 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Polk County is 74 (upper middle), #50 of 777 scored counties and #4 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Polk County comes to about $183.6M a year: $634 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.1M per studio, 51% above 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 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Polk County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,578 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, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Polk County. Population estimates show Polk County grew 19.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $2.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,578 | 3,136 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +10.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $634 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 44All fitness and recreational sports centers · +7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 601
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 306 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $9.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents 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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 classes62
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios74
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Polk County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Polk County. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 7.3% 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 Polk County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $183.6M a year, or $634 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Polk County has 1.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.1M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Polk County would have about 45, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,578 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 74 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #50 of 777 scored counties.
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