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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hampden County, MA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hampden County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #245 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $157.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $852 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hampden County comes to about $157.2M a year: $852 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Hampden County has 32 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hampden County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,392 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 $705K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hampden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hampden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Hampden County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #245 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,392 | 2,264 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | −3.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $852 | $1,248 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 42All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 855
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $705K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampden County, MA | 57 | 32 | 1.7 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #245 of 777 |
| 2Worcester County, MA | 56 | 100 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +3.7% | #269 of 777 |
| 3Bristol County, MA | 52 | 67 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #359 of 777 |
| 4Plymouth County, MA | 46 | 76 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #462 of 777 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 45 | 293 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +2.8% | #483 of 777 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 44 | 125 | 4.4 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #498 of 777 |
| 7Suffolk County, MA | 42 | 117 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #529 of 777 |
| 8Essex County, MA | 40 | 141 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #559 of 777 |
| 9Hampshire County, MA | 40 | 48 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +10.4% | #564 of 777 |
| 10Franklin County, MA | 38 | 13 | 4.1 | $2M | −0.3% | #597 of 777 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 classes42
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios57
- Martial arts and dance studios33
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Hampden County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hampden County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 2.3% 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 Hampden County, MA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $157.2M a year, or $852 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Hampden 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 $4.9M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Hampden County would have about 39, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,392 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 57 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #245 of 777 scored counties.
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