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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ascension Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ascension Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #89 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $43.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,105
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ascension Parish spend about $43.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $904 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Ascension Parish has 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ascension Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,404 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ascension Parish grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ascension Parish is 70 (upper middle), #89 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ascension Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $4.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,404 | 3,546 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $904 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $91,549 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ascension Parish, 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 Ascension Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,105+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,656
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $91,549+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,485
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 51,055
- Daytime population
- 119,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Ascension Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Ascension Parish
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 classes51
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios70
- Martial arts and dance studios48
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Ascension Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ascension Parish. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 14 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 Ascension Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $43.1M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 47,656 households in Ascension Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ascension Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Ascension Parish 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 $6.2M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Ascension Parish would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,404 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Ascension Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ascension Parish at 135,105 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,656 households. The median household income in Ascension Parish is $91,549 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.7% 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. Ascension Parish scores 70 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #89 of 777 scored counties.
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