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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carroll County, MD
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carroll County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #155 of 777 scored counties
#6 of 17 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carroll County. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in Carroll County spend about $73.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,143 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $6.7M per studio, 65% 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 24 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,679 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, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $597K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carroll County is 64 (upper middle), #155 of 777 scored counties and #6 of 17 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,679 | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,143 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 24All fitness and recreational sports centers · +14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 464
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- 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
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $597K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 85 | 11 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +5.9% | #9 of 777 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.8M | +2.4% | #32 of 777 |
| 3Prince George’s County, MD | 75 | 39 | 1.1 | $8.8M | +0.5% | #43 of 777 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 75 | 5 | 1.2 | $7M | +3.2% | #44 of 777 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 67 | 26 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +11.0% | #129 of 777 |
| 6Carroll County, MD | 64 | 11 | 1.7 | $6.7M | +2.2% | #155 of 777 |
| 7Washington County, MD | 62 | 8 | 1.3 | $5.7M | +2.0% | #182 of 777 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 59 | 47 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +1.7% | #213 of 777 |
| 9Queen Anne’s County, MD | 59 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +8.8% | #223 of 777 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 58 | 24 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +2.0% | #233 of 777 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 classes55
- Gyms63
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios64
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Carroll County, MD?
There are 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $73.5M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Carroll County has 1.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.7M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Carroll County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,679 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 64 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #155 of 777 scored counties.
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