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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cook County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cook County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 777 scored counties
#13 of 22 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 557
- 133 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 632
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 557 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cook County. 133 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cook County comes to about $2.3B a year: $1,085 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 557 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.1M per studio, in line with 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 632 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,323 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, 74 SBA-backed loans worth $30.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cook County.
Population estimates show Cook County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cook County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #373 of 777 scored counties and #13 of 22 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,323 | 3,107 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,085 | $1,054 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 606 → 632All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $309.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 557133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 561The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 74
- Amount
- $30.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 75 | 6 | 1.3 | $9.5M | +9.9% | #41 of 777 |
| 2Rock Island County, IL | 64 | 6 | 1.0 | $8.1M | −1.7% | #152 of 777 |
| 3Tazewell County, IL | 63 | 5 | 0.9 | $9.7M | −0.9% | #165 of 777 |
| 4Will County, IL | 62 | 58 | 2.4 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #184 of 777 |
| 5Champaign County, IL | 61 | 14 | 1.6 | $5.2M | +1.8% | #197 of 777 |
| 6DeKalb County, IL | 60 | 6 | 1.5 | $5.7M | +1.5% | #204 of 777 |
| 7Kankakee County, IL | 58 | 6 | 1.5 | $6M | −1.7% | #226 of 777 |
| 8St. Clair County, IL | 58 | 18 | 1.8 | $5.1M | −2.5% | #230 of 777 |
| 9McHenry County, IL | 58 | 33 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +2.5% | #235 of 777 |
| 10Kane County, IL | 57 | 53 | 2.9 | $4.3M | +1.8% | #249 of 777 |
| 13Cook County, IL | 51 | 557 | 2.7 | $4.1M | −1.3% | #373 of 777 |
Other business types in Cook 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 classes55
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios58
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Cook County, IL?
Cook County has 557 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 133 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 632 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 4.3% 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 Cook County, IL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.3B a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 557 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Cook County has 2.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Cook County would have about 561, against 557 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,323 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 51 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #373 of 777 scored counties.
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