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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #131 of 347 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 69
- 23 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $307.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 758,539
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $1,042 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area spend about $307.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 69 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.5M per studio, 10% 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 121 businesses with payroll in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,436 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, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $17.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area.
Population estimates show the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #131 of 347 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,436 | 3,306 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +3.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,042 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121All fitness and recreational sports centers · +4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $17.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 758,539+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 294,814
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $85,890+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,632
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 392,636
- Daytime population
- 765,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 58 | 5 | 0.9 | $9.5M | +1.0% | #95 of 347 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 56 | 77 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #113 of 347 |
| 2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 54 | 69 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +6.7% | #131 of 347 |
| 3Ames, IA | 52 | 9 | 1.8 | $5M | +2.2% | #145 of 347 |
| 4Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 50 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +0.5% | #167 of 347 |
| 5Iowa City, IA | 49 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +4.1% | #177 of 347 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 47 | 30 | 1.9 | $4.7M | −0.9% | #191 of 347 |
| 7Cedar Rapids, IA | 43 | 27 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #234 of 347 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 42 | 8 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +0.1% | #240 of 347 |
Other business types in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 classes53
- Gyms47
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios54
- 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 the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 69 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 4.4% 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $307.1M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 294,814 households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 2.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.5M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area would have about 76, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,436 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area at 758,539 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 294,814 households. Median household income in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is $85,890, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores 54 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #131 of 347 scored metro areas.
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