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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Harrison County, MS
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Harrison County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #140 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $596 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,136
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $596 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $49.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $8.3M per studio, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Harrison County has 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,969 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.4M has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Harrison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Harrison County is 65 (upper middle), #140 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harrison County 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 | Harrison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,969 | 4,492 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $596 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,479 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 21All fitness and recreational sports centers · −4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,136+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 83,358
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,923
- Median home value
- $212,200
- Jobs located here
- 89,531
- Daytime population
- 220,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison County, MS | 65 | 6 | 0.7 | $8.3M | +4.0% | #140 of 777 |
| 2Rankin County, MS | 51 | 7 | 1.2 | $6.4M | +3.2% | #365 of 777 |
| 3Hinds County, MS | 48 | 9 | 1.0 | $5.2M | −6.6% | #413 of 777 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 48 | 12 | 2.1 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #426 of 777 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 45 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +6.5% | #478 of 777 |
| 6Lamar County, MS | 38 | 6 | 2.4 | $3M | +4.7% | #591 of 777 |
| 7Forrest County, MS | 28 | 6 | 2.0 | $2.8M | +1.1% | #711 of 777 |
| 8Oktibbeha County, MS | 28 | 5 | 2.3 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #715 of 777 |
| 9Lafayette County, MS | 25 | 7 | 3.7 | $2M | +6.6% | #732 of 777 |
| 10Adams County, MS | 13 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #771 of 777 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 classes41
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios65
- Martial arts and dance studios45
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Harrison County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Harrison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.
How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $49.7M a year, or $596 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, MS compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Harrison County has 0.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $8.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Harrison County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,969 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Harrison County scores 65 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #140 of 777 scored counties.
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