Fitness and classes · Metro area · Louisiana
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Lafayette, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #277 of 347 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $105.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $641 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Lafayette metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #277 of 347 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Lafayette metro area comes to about $105.3M a year: $641 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per studio, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
The Lafayette metro area has 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 27%, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lafayette metro area was 57 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,884 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lafayette metro area. Population estimates show the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette metro area 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,884 | 3,546 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $641 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Lafayette metro area, 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 the Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Lafayette metro area
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 classes24
- Gyms24
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios38
- Martial arts and dance studios26
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Lafayette metro area. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. 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 the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $105.3M a year, or $641 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Lafayette metro area has 1.6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.1M, in line with 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 2,884 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lafayette metro area scores 38 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #277 of 347 scored metro areas.
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