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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Knox County, ME
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Knox County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #754 of 777 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #754 of 777 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Knox County spend about $16.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $873 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 64% below 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 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 2,054 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Knox County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,054 | 3,160 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $873 | $858 | $983 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Knox County, 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Maine, with Knox County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Penobscot County, ME | 58 | 12 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +3.8% | #238 of 777 |
| 2York County, ME | 58 | 30 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.8% | #241 of 777 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 47 | 5 | 3.0 | $3M | +3.4% | #451 of 777 |
| 4Lincoln County, ME | 45 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +3.8% | #487 of 777 |
| 5Kennebec County, ME | 36 | 15 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #619 of 777 |
| 6Cumberland County, ME | 32 | 84 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #667 of 777 |
| 7Waldo County, ME | 31 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +2.6% | #678 of 777 |
| 8Oxford County, ME | 27 | 9 | 3.7 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #722 of 777 |
| 9Hancock County, ME | 27 | 16 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #725 of 777 |
| 10Knox County, ME | 21 | 11 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #754 of 777 |
Other business types in Knox County
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 classes25
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios21
- 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 Knox County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Knox County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Knox County, ME spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.1M a year, or $873 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Knox County has 6.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Knox County would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 21 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (low), #754 of 777 scored counties.
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