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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Worcester County, MA
How Worcester County, MA 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 777 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 100
- 9 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $375.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,502
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Worcester County. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Worcester County comes to about $375.7M a year: $1,119 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per studio, 7% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester County was 115 in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,920 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, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $13.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Worcester County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Worcester County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #269 of 777 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,920 | 2,264 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | −3.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,119 | $1,248 | $983 |
| Median household income | $95,939 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 115All fitness and recreational sports centers · +17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,635
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1009 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $13.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 888,502+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 335,826
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,511 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 574
- Median household income
- $95,939+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,653
- Median home value
- $423,700
- Jobs located here
- 355,505
- Daytime population
- 797,239Residents 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 Worcester 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 classes51
- Gyms62
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Worcester County, MA?
Worcester County has 100 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 17.4% 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 Worcester County, MA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $375.7M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 335,826 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Worcester County has 3.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Worcester County would have about 93, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,920 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 888,502 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,826 households. Median household income in Worcester County is $95,939, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Worcester County scores 56 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #269 of 777 scored counties.
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