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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Houston County, GA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Houston County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #42 of 777 scored counties
#4 of 25 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #42 of 777 scored counties and #4 of 25 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Households in Houston County spend about $47.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $739 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Houston County has 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Houston County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 4,257 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Houston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,257 | 3,435 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $739 | $792 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 284
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Houston 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 classes63
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios75
- Martial arts and dance studios75
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Houston County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Houston County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Houston County, GA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $47.2M a year, or $739 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Houston County has 0.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $9.4M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Houston County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,257 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 75 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #42 of 777 scored counties.
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