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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #75 of 347 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 172
- 44 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 287
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $839.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 172 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area spend about $839.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $997 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 172 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.9M per studio, 20% above 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 287 businesses with payroll in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,936 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, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $20.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
Population estimates show the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #75 of 347 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,936 | 3,675 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.5% | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $997 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 287All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 207The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 49
- Amount
- $20.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area, 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 the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 66 | 8 | 1.1 | $7.3M | +0.9% | #48 of 347 |
| 2South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 65 | 15 | 1.2 | $7.1M | +0.1% | #52 of 347 |
| 3Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 65 | 11 | 1.2 | $6.4M | +2.1% | #53 of 347 |
| 4Fort Wayne, IN | 63 | 26 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +3.9% | #62 of 347 |
| 5Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 61 | 172 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +5.4% | #75 of 347 |
| 6Terre Haute, IN | 59 | 7 | 1.0 | $6.6M | +0.3% | #87 of 347 |
| 7Columbus, IN | 59 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +4.3% | #88 of 347 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 59 | 177 | 2.0 | $5M | +2.7% | #93 of 347 |
| 8Evansville, IN | 55 | 17 | 1.5 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #121 of 347 |
| 9Kokomo, IN | 53 | 5 | 1.4 | $5.2M | +0.4% | #134 of 347 |
Other business types in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
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 classes68
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios61
- Martial arts and dance studios71
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 172 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 287 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 8.5% 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 the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $839.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 2.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 207, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,936 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 61 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #75 of 347 scored metro areas.
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