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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charles County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charles County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #9 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 17 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,160 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,593
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Charles County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #9 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 17 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charles County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $1,160 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Charles County spend about $70.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $6.4M per studio, 58% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charles County in 2023. That is one for every 6,088 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $255K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charles County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charles County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charles 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 | Charles County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 6,088 | 3,356 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,160 | $1,042 | $983 |
| Median household income | $122,816 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $255K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charles 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 Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,593+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 60,875
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 372
- Median household income
- $122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,768
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,884
- Daytime population
- 129,984Residents 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 Charles 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 classes74
- Gyms89
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios85
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Charles County, MD?
There are 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Charles County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 10 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 Charles County, MD spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $70.6M a year, or $1,160 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charles County, MD compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Charles County has 1.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.4M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Charles County would have about 17, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,088 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Charles County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 85 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #9 of 777 scored counties.
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