Market rankings · Louisiana
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Louisiana
Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 265
- 47 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 509
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 37% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #42 of 51
- Market score 36 · Lower middle
A site report maps the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 265 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Louisiana. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in Louisiana spend about $1.2B a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $646 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 265 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.4M per studio, 8% 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 509 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Louisiana in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,546 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 5.8% over the same years. 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, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $17.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Louisiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #42 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 8 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Lake Charles metro area scores highest (48). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Louisiana, the Natchez area, scores 19.
Every market in Louisiana for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake Charles, LA | 48 | 8 | 0.9 | $7.9M | −3.8% | #180 of 347 |
| 2Monroe, LA | 48 | 9 | 1.0 | $5.5M | −1.9% | #182 of 347 |
| 3Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 46 | 9 | 1.1 | $5.6M | −3.5% | #196 of 347 |
| 4Baton Rouge, LA | 39 | 59 | 1.8 | $4.1M | +2.1% | #268 of 347 |
| 5Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 39 | 25 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +5.3% | #271 of 347 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 38 | 26 | 1.6 | $4.1M | +3.8% | #277 of 347 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 37 | 19 | 1.2 | $4.9M | −2.3% | #287 of 347 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 22 | 90 | 2.3 | $3M | −3.4% | #343 of 347 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $11.3M | −2.5% | |
| Hammond, LA | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $7.6M | +5.8% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natchez, MS-LA | 19 | 5 | 2.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #110 of 112 |
| Opelousas, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| New Iberia, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $14.9M | −4.6% | |
| Ruston, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $9.5M | +0.1% | |
| Morgan City, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $9.6M | −5.3% | |
| Bogalusa, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Natchitoches, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $7.7M | −3.5% | |
| DeRidder, LA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $4.4M | +0.2% | |
| Minden, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 70 | 7 | 1.5 | $6.2M | +6.4% | #89 of 777 |
| 2Bossier Parish, LA | 64 | 5 | 1.0 | $6.9M | +2.5% | #153 of 777 |
| 3Calcasieu Parish, LA | 50 | 8 | 1.0 | $6.8M | −3.7% | #379 of 777 |
| 4Ouachita Parish, LA | 47 | 7 | 1.1 | $5.3M | −1.0% | #436 of 777 |
| 5St. Tammany Parish, LA | 46 | 25 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +5.3% | #463 of 777 |
| 6Lafourche Parish, LA | 40 | 5 | 1.3 | $4.9M | −2.0% | #549 of 777 |
| 7Jefferson Parish, LA | 39 | 26 | 1.5 | $4.6M | −1.9% | #566 of 777 |
| 8Lafayette Parish, LA | 33 | 26 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +6.5% | #655 of 777 |
| 9Caddo Parish, LA | 28 | 14 | 1.5 | $3.8M | −5.4% | #709 of 777 |
| 10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 21 | 46 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #753 of 777 |
| 11Orleans Parish, LA | 19 | 61 | 3.9 | $1.7M | −5.5% | #761 of 777 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | $9.4M | +8.5% | |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $7.6M | +5.8% | |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $9.8M | −2.9% | |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Not scored | 4 | 0.9 | $6.5M | −4.8% | |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $14.9M | −4.6% | |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Acadia Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $9.5M | +0.1% | |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $9.6M | −5.3% | |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.3% | |
| Washington Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% |
Show all 64 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $3.3M | +4.1% | |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $3.3M | −4.3% | |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $7.7M | −3.5% | |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $4.4M | +0.2% | |
| Webster Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $5.9M | −1.0% | |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.5% | |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.0% | |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Allen Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Grant Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Union Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $4M | −2.5% | |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $5.7M | −5.6% | |
| Richland Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $4.1M | −2.2% | |
| St. James Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $1.9M | −3.6% | |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $3M | −0.7% | |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.6% | |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Winn Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.1% | |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Madison Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.9% | |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $2.1M | −5.5% | |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $1.5M | −7.0% | |
| Red River Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −16.1% | |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Louisiana?
There are 265 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 47 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 509 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 3.9% 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 Louisiana spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.2B a year, or $646 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 265 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Louisiana has 1.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Louisiana would have about 287, against 265 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,546 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Among 8 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Lake Charles metro area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Louisiana is the Natchez area, at 19 (low). Among 11 scored counties in Louisiana, Ascension Parish scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Louisiana scores 36 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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