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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Scott County, IA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Scott County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #640 of 777 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #640 of 777 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Scott County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in Scott County spend about $69.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $948 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $3.2M per studio, 22% below 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 32 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,285 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Scott County. Population estimates show Scott County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,285 | 3,306 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +3.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $948 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 32All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 717
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- 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
- 8
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 11Scott County, IA | 34 | 22 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #640 of 777 |
Other business types in Scott 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 classes36
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios34
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Scott County, IA?
There are 22 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 18.5% 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 Scott County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $69.3M a year, or $948 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Scott County has 3.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Scott County would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,285 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 34 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #640 of 777 scored counties.
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