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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Springfield, MA metro area

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Springfield, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #109 of 347 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Springfield metro area comes to about $157.2M a year: $852 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per studio, 21% 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 42 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,392 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $705K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates show the Springfield metro area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #109 of 347 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Springfield metro area 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Springfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.74.22.4
Spending per listing$4.9M$3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,3922,2643,109
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 score5732

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Springfield metro area, 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 the Springfield metro area

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
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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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Springfield, MA57321.7$4.9M+0.2%#109 of 347
2Worcester, MA491003.0$3.8M+3.7%#176 of 347
3Amherst Town-Northampton, MA38487.7$1.3M+10.4%#285 of 347
4Pittsfield, MA38437.5$1.2M−1.2%#286 of 347
5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH358754.5$3M+2.3%#305 of 347
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA342413.6$2.8M+2.1%#308 of 347
6Barnstable Town, MA29787.4$1.6M+2.4%#324 of 347

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Springfield, MA metro area?

The Springfield metro area has 32 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 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. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

How much do households in the Springfield, MA metro area 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. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Springfield metro area 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 national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Springfield metro area 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 the Springfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $71,306, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Springfield metro area scores 57 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #109 of 347 scored metro areas.

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