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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #753 of 777 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
46
10 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
80
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$125.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $706 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,180
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

East Baton Rouge Parish scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #753 of 777 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in East Baton Rouge Parish. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

At $706 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $125.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 33% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in East Baton Rouge Parish was 80 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,216 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population estimates put the population change in East Baton Rouge Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How East Baton Rouge 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.52.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$4.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,2163,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$706$646$983
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70 → 80All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,089
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4610 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$5.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
456,180+0.1% since 2020
Households
177,295
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
994
Median household income
$63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,663
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
276,235
Daytime population
543,191Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with East Baton Rouge Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA7071.5$6.2M+6.4%#89 of 777
2Bossier Parish, LA6451.0$6.9M+2.5%#153 of 777
3Calcasieu Parish, LA5081.0$6.8M−3.7%#379 of 777
4Ouachita Parish, LA4771.1$5.3M−1.0%#436 of 777
5St. Tammany Parish, LA46252.4$3.5M+5.3%#463 of 777
6Lafourche Parish, LA4051.3$4.9M−2.0%#549 of 777
7Jefferson Parish, LA39261.5$4.6M−1.9%#566 of 777
8Lafayette Parish, LA33262.6$2.7M+6.5%#655 of 777
9Caddo Parish, LA28141.5$3.8M−5.4%#709 of 777
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA21462.6$2.7M+0.1%#753 of 777

Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

There are 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in East Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 14.3% 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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $125.1M a year, or $706 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

East Baton Rouge Parish has 2.6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 31, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,216 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 21 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (low), #753 of 777 scored counties.

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