Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Mississippi
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbus, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbus, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $527 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,144
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbus area. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Columbus area comes to about $14.2M a year: $527 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 13% 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 9 businesses with payroll in the Columbus area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,995 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $123K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Columbus area.
Population estimates show the Columbus area declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, the Columbus area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Columbus area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Columbus area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,995 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $527 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $51,117 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $123K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Columbus 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 Columbus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,144−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,952
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,201 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $51,117
- Average household income
- $70,782
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,423
- Daytime population
- 68,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Columbus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Starkville, MS | 46 | 5 | 1.9 | $2.8M | +0.8% | #68 of 112 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 35 | 8 | 3.3 | $2M | +5.3% | #92 of 112 |
| 3Natchez, MS-LA | 19 | 5 | 2.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #110 of 112 |
| 4Corinth, MS | 13 | 5 | 3.5 | $1.4M | −0.5% | #112 of 112 |
| Columbus, MS | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $3.6M | −2.7% |
Other business types in the Columbus area
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 classes11
- Gyms13
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios23
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Columbus, MS area?
There are 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Columbus area as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in the Columbus, MS area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.2M a year, or $527 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 26,952 households in the Columbus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, MS area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Columbus area has 1.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,995 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus area at 67,144 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,952 households. Median household income in the Columbus area is $51,117, 37% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Columbus area has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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