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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ouachita Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ouachita Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #436 of 777 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $36.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $599 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,542
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ouachita Parish. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Ouachita Parish comes to about $36.8M a year: $599 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.3M per studio, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Ouachita Parish classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,843 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $994K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ouachita Parish.
Population estimates put the population change in Ouachita Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Ouachita Parish is 47 (lower middle), #436 of 777 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Ouachita 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 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $4.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,843 | 3,546 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $599 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $54,688 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- 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
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $994K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,542−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,489
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,881
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 68,646
- Daytime population
- 165,193Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Ouachita 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 classes27
- Gyms28
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios47
- Martial arts and dance studios32
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Ouachita Parish, LA?
There are 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Ouachita Parish as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $36.8M a year, or $599 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Ouachita Parish has 1.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,843 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 47 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #436 of 777 scored counties.
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