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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Anoka County, MN

How Anoka County, MN 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #12 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
37
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$158.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,152 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,605
+4.7% 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

Anoka County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #12 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Anoka County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Households in Anoka County spend about $158.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,152 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $12.2M per studio, 3 times 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 37 businesses with payroll in Anoka County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,714 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, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Anoka County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anoka County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Anoka County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Anoka County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureAnoka CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.12.4
Spending per listing$12.2M$5.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,7143,0863,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%−0.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,152$1,085$983
Median household income$101,869$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score8163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 37All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
865
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 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
13
Amount
$5.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Anoka 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 Anoka County

Population, 2025 estimate
381,605+4.7% since 2020
Households
137,432
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
878
Median household income
$101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,024
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
136,618
Daytime population
310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Anoka County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anoka County, MN81130.9$12.2M+4.7%#12 of 777
2Scott County, MN78152.7$5.3M+5.1%#31 of 777
3Dakota County, MN73251.4$8.7M+3.9%#54 of 777
4Olmsted County, MN68131.9$6.1M+2.3%#112 of 777
5Carver County, MN68112.7$5.6M+6.6%#113 of 777
6Wright County, MN68122.2$5.4M+11.1%#114 of 777
7Stearns County, MN6691.5$6.2M+3.6%#133 of 777
8St. Louis County, MN60121.4$6.1M+0.2%#203 of 777
9Washington County, MN58343.2$4.3M+6.9%#237 of 777
10Crow Wing County, MN5272.4$3.6M+4.3%#357 of 777

Other business types in Anoka County

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

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Anoka County, MN?

Anoka County has 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 5.7% 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 Anoka County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $158.3M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $12.2M 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 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anoka County, MN compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Anoka County has 0.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $12.2M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Anoka County would have about 39, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,714 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 81 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #12 of 777 scored counties.

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