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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #441 of 777 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 63
- 18 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $255M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in DeKalb County comes to about $255M a year: $888 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4M per studio, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
DeKalb County has 63 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 98 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,931 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, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in DeKalb County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in DeKalb County is 47 (lower middle), #441 of 777 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,931 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.0% | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $888 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 98All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,712
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 78 | 7 | 1.2 | $7.5M | +12.7% | #27 of 777 |
| 2Henry County, GA | 76 | 9 | 1.0 | $7.5M | +9.5% | #39 of 777 |
| 3Coweta County, GA | 76 | 8 | 1.4 | $6.4M | +9.2% | #40 of 777 |
| 4Houston County, GA | 75 | 5 | 0.8 | $9.4M | +8.5% | #42 of 777 |
| 5Bartow County, GA | 64 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.2M | +10.5% | #156 of 777 |
| 6Columbia County, GA | 64 | 10 | 1.8 | $5.2M | +7.9% | #159 of 777 |
| 7Hall County, GA | 64 | 14 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +11.4% | #162 of 777 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 60 | 28 | 3.1 | $4.3M | +11.8% | #208 of 777 |
| 9Carroll County, GA | 60 | 7 | 1.6 | $4.2M | +9.8% | #209 of 777 |
| 10Bulloch County, GA | 56 | 5 | 1.6 | $3.6M | +8.8% | #271 of 777 |
| 17DeKalb County, GA | 47 | 63 | 2.2 | $4M | +1.3% | #441 of 777 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 classes47
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios47
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in DeKalb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in DeKalb County. 18 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 14.0% 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 DeKalb County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $255M a year, or $888 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
DeKalb County has 2.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,931 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 DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 47 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #441 of 777 scored counties.
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