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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County, IA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lee County spend about $10.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $722 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per studio, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Lee County has 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,865 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $58K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee County.
Population estimates show Lee County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lee County 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 | Lee County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,865 | 3,306 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $722 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $964K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $58K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $62,382+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,169
- Median home value
- $141,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,626
- Daytime population
- 31,700Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Lee County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawattamie County, IA | 63 | 5 | 1.3 | $6.3M | −0.7% | #169 of 777 |
| 2Dallas County, IA | 62 | 12 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +17.8% | #186 of 777 |
| 3Woodbury County, IA | 54 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.8M | +0.7% | #294 of 777 |
| 4Black Hawk County, IA | 52 | 10 | 1.8 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #353 of 777 |
| 5Polk County, IA | 50 | 54 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +4.8% | #386 of 777 |
| 6Story County, IA | 49 | 8 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #396 of 777 |
| 7Johnson County, IA | 49 | 20 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +4.6% | #407 of 777 |
| 8Dubuque County, IA | 47 | 8 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +0.1% | #439 of 777 |
| 9Linn County, IA | 45 | 23 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +0.7% | #477 of 777 |
| 10Marion County, IA | 40 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #560 of 777 |
| Lee County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $3.4M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Lee 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 classes30
- Gyms28
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios14
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Lee County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lee County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 5 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 Lee County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.3M a year, or $722 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 14,323 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, IA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Lee County has 2.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.4M, 15% below 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 2,865 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in Lee County is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Lee County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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