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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cecil County, MD

How Cecil County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #44 of 777 scored counties
#4 of 17 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$35.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,131
+3.2% 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

For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Cecil County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #44 of 777 scored counties and #4 of 17 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cecil County. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cecil County comes to about $35.1M a year: $865 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 73% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cecil County in 2023. That is one for every 5,799 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cecil County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cecil County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cecil 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cecil County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureCecil CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.22.12.4
Spending per listing$7M$5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,7993,3563,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$865$1,042$983
Median household income$92,007$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score7560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
166
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
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
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cecil 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 Cecil County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,131+3.2% since 2020
Households
40,595
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
346 sq. mi.
People per square mile
303
Median household income
$92,007+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,022
Median home value
$343,400
Jobs located here
32,838
Daytime population
90,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Cecil County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charles County, MD85111.8$6.4M+5.9%#9 of 777
2St. Mary’s County, MD7751.2$9.8M+2.4%#32 of 777
3Prince George’s County, MD75391.1$8.8M+0.5%#43 of 777
4Cecil County, MD7551.2$7M+3.2%#44 of 777
5Frederick County, MD67262.5$4.8M+11.0%#129 of 777
6Carroll County, MD64111.7$6.7M+2.2%#155 of 777
7Washington County, MD6281.3$5.7M+2.0%#182 of 777
8Anne Arundel County, MD59472.1$5.7M+1.7%#213 of 777
9Queen Anne’s County, MD5973.5$3.1M+8.8%#223 of 777
10Harford County, MD58242.4$4.5M+2.0%#233 of 777

Other business types in Cecil County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Cecil County, MD?

Cecil County has 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 7 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 Cecil County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $35.1M a year, or $865 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $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 40,595 households in Cecil County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cecil County, MD compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Cecil County 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 $7M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Cecil County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,799 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Cecil County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Cecil County at 107,131 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,595 households. Median household income in Cecil County is $92,007, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Cecil County scores 75 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #44 of 777 scored counties.

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