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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Monmouth County, NJ

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Monmouth County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #631 of 777 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
133
24 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
160
All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$365.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,453 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
651,035
+1.4% 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

For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Monmouth County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #631 of 777 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 133 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Monmouth County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Households in Monmouth County spend about $365.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,453 per household, 48% above the U.S. average. Spread across 133 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $2.8M per studio, 32% 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.

Official counts show 160 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monmouth County in 2023, down 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,573 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, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $14.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Monmouth County. Population estimates put the population change in Monmouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Monmouth County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Monmouth County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMonmouth CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.33.12.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)1,5732,3463,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.1%−7.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,453$1,238$983
Median household income$124,845$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
178 → 160All fitness and recreational sports centers · −10.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,132
Annual payroll, 2023
$60.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13324 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
25
Amount
$14.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
651,035+1.4% since 2020
Households
251,712
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,378
Median household income
$124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,718
Median home value
$606,100
Jobs located here
274,570
Daytime population
600,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across New Jersey

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

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, NJ7381.8$6.1M+3.2%#63 of 777
2Middlesex County, NJ71601.9$6.6M+2.6%#77 of 777
3Ocean County, NJ70502.1$5.1M+5.6%#92 of 777
4Passaic County, NJ67321.8$5.9M+1.6%#125 of 777
5Sussex County, NJ66162.8$4.6M+2.9%#138 of 777
6Salem County, NJ6352.0$4.5M+2.3%#175 of 777
7Mercer County, NJ61302.1$5.8M+3.3%#193 of 777
8Cumberland County, NJ5850.9$8.4M+2.2%#224 of 777
9Hudson County, NJ58812.7$4.3M+1.8%#236 of 777
10Burlington County, NJ57492.8$4.5M+4.3%#247 of 777
19Monmouth County, NJ351335.3$2.8M+1.4%#631 of 777

Other business types in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County, NJ?

Monmouth County has 133 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 160 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 10.1% 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 Monmouth County, NJ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $365.8M a year, or $1,453 per household. That is 48% above the U.S. average (an index of 148, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monmouth County has 5.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 90, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,573 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 35 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #631 of 777 scored counties.

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