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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #287 of 347 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $597 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 383,474
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #287 of 347 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $597 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area spend about $93.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $4.9M per studio, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
There are 19 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 21%, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,206 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $930K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | Shreveport-Bossier City metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $4.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,206 | 3,546 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | +3.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $597 | $646 | $983 |
| Median household income | $55,925 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49All fitness and recreational sports centers · −9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 592
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $930K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Shreveport-Bossier City 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 Shreveport-Bossier City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 383,474−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 157,101
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $55,925+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,202
- Median home value
- $191,600
- Jobs located here
- 164,574
- Daytime population
- 392,944Residents 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 Shreveport-Bossier City 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 classes17
- Gyms15
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios37
- Martial arts and dance studios22
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 9.6% 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $93.8M a year, or $597 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 157,101 households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 1.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.9M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area would have about 23, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,206 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area at 383,474 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 157,101 households. The median household income in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area is $55,925 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area scores 37 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #287 of 347 scored metro areas.
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