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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Kalamazoo County, MI
How Kalamazoo County, MI 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #442 of 777 scored counties
#19 of 28 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Kalamazoo County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Kalamazoo County comes to about $96.8M a year: $904 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per studio, 5% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Kalamazoo County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,060 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $676K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kalamazoo County.
Population estimates show Kalamazoo County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kalamazoo County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #442 of 777 scored counties and #19 of 28 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kalamazoo County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Kalamazoo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,060 | 4,383 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +8.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $904 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 35All fitness and recreational sports centers · +40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 729
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $676K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kalamazoo County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 73 | 18 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +3.9% | #59 of 777 |
| 2Monroe County, MI | 72 | 8 | 1.3 | $7.1M | +0.7% | #68 of 777 |
| 3Eaton County, MI | 71 | 6 | 1.3 | $6.7M | +0.4% | #76 of 777 |
| 4Livingston County, MI | 69 | 17 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +1.7% | #101 of 777 |
| 5St. Clair County, MI | 67 | 9 | 1.3 | $6.3M | +0.1% | #122 of 777 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 66 | 45 | 1.3 | $7.3M | +0.7% | #132 of 777 |
| 7Lapeer County, MI | 66 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #137 of 777 |
| 8Jackson County, MI | 65 | 8 | 1.3 | $6.3M | −0.4% | #144 of 777 |
| 9Saginaw County, MI | 63 | 8 | 1.0 | $7.4M | −1.1% | #167 of 777 |
| 10Wayne County, MI | 62 | 86 | 1.2 | $6.5M | −1.1% | #179 of 777 |
| 19Kalamazoo County, MI | 47 | 25 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +0.8% | #442 of 777 |
Other business types in Kalamazoo 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 classes47
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios47
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Kalamazoo County, MI?
There are 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Kalamazoo County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 40.0% 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 Kalamazoo County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $96.8M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 107,110 households in Kalamazoo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalamazoo County, MI compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Kalamazoo County has 2.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Kalamazoo County would have about 24, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,060 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Kalamazoo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalamazoo County at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. Median household income in Kalamazoo County is $72,532, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Kalamazoo County scores 47 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #442 of 777 scored counties.
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