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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lea County, NM

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
4
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$24M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $973 a household
Spending per listing
$24M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
74,749
+0.2% 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

Households in Lea County spend about $24M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $973 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $24M of household spending for each studio on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

There is 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings in Lea County as of September 2026. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lea County in 2023. That is one for every 6,168 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Lea County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, Lea County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lea County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Lea County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLea CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.42.22.4
Spending per listing$24M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)6,1684,1663,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$973$919$983
Median household income$68,015$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$603K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,749+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,670
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,389
Median home value
$184,000
Jobs located here
33,256
Daytime population
77,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM8871.2$9.2M+6.9%#4 of 777
2Doña Ana County, NM73111.3$6.1M+4.1%#62 of 777
3San Juan County, NM6451.2$6.8M−0.9%#154 of 777
4Santa Fe County, NM42375.2$2.2M+1.2%#538 of 777
5Bernalillo County, NM41873.0$3.2M−1.4%#544 of 777
6Taos County, NM2985.1$1.7M+0.3%#707 of 777
Lea County, NMNot scored10.4$24M+0.2%

Other business types in Lea 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 Lea County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio in Lea County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Lea County, NM spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $24M a year, or $973 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, it comes to $24M 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 24,670 households in Lea County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lea County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Lea County would have about 6, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,168 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Lea County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Lea County at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in Lea County is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Lea County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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