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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lake County, IN
How Lake County, IN 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #168 of 777 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $168.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lake County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $866 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $168.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $6.5M per studio, 60% 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.
Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lake County in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,682 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, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lake County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #168 of 777 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lake County 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,682 | 3,675 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $866 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 53All fitness and recreational sports centers · +15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IN | 81 | 10 | 1.6 | $6.6M | +7.4% | #17 of 777 |
| 2Boone County, IN | 68 | 8 | 2.8 | $5M | +13.5% | #118 of 777 |
| 3Elkhart County, IN | 66 | 8 | 1.1 | $7.3M | +0.9% | #131 of 777 |
| 4Hendricks County, IN | 66 | 15 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +10.2% | #136 of 777 |
| 5Lake County, IN | 63 | 26 | 1.3 | $6.5M | +1.1% | #168 of 777 |
| 6St. Joseph County, IN | 62 | 14 | 1.3 | $6.3M | +0.1% | #180 of 777 |
| 7Tippecanoe County, IN | 62 | 10 | 1.3 | $5.9M | +2.2% | #181 of 777 |
| 8Allen County, IN | 62 | 25 | 1.6 | $5.3M | +4.2% | #185 of 777 |
| 9Bartholomew County, IN | 60 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +4.3% | #202 of 777 |
| 10Porter County, IN | 56 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +1.6% | #268 of 777 |
Other business types in Lake 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 classes58
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios63
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Lake County, IN?
Lake County has 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 15.2% 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 Lake County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $168.9M a year, or $866 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Lake County has 1.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.5M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 42, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,682 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 63 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #168 of 777 scored counties.
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