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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Porter County, IN
How Porter 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #268 of 777 scored counties
#10 of 17 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $69.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Porter County comes to about $69.6M a year: $1,014 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.1M 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.
Porter County has 17 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Porter County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,613 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Porter County.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Porter County is 56 (upper middle), #268 of 777 scored counties and #10 of 17 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,613 | 3,675 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,014 | $864 | $983 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Porter County marked.
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 Porter 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 classes59
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios62
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Porter County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Porter County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 19 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 Porter County, IN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $69.6M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Porter County has 2.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.1M, 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 3,613 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 56 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #268 of 777 scored counties.
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