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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rapides Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $598 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
75% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
125,877
−2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rapides Parish. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Rapides Parish comes to about $29.3M a year: $598 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per studio, 2.4 times 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Rapides Parish in 2023. That is one for every 8,159 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.

Population estimates show Rapides Parish declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Rapides Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureRapides ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.61.52.4
Spending per listing$9.8M$4.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)8,1593,5463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$598$646$983
Median household income$54,967$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Rapides 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 Rapides Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
125,877−2.9% since 2020
Households
48,954
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,854
Median home value
$181,100
Jobs located here
54,365
Daytime population
133,944Residents 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 Rapides 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
Rapides Parish, LANot scored30.6$9.8M−2.9%

Other business types in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, LA?

Rapides Parish has 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 6 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 Rapides Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $29.3M a year, or $598 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rapides Parish has 0.6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $9.8M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,159 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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