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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cortland County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cortland County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $757 a household
Spending per listing
$14.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio in Cortland County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

At $757 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $14.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $14.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings. 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 5 businesses with payroll in Cortland County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,800 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cortland County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, Cortland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cortland County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Cortland County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.53.02.4
Spending per listing$14.4M$3.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,8003,0843,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$757$1,071$983
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queens County, NY73921.1$9.3M−1.1%#53 of 777
2Richmond County, NY71301.8$6.6M+1.3%#78 of 777
3Oswego County, NY6851.1$7.3M+1.0%#109 of 777
4Schenectady County, NY6660.9$10.2M+3.0%#130 of 777
5Rensselaer County, NY64142.1$4.6M−0.2%#161 of 777
6Bronx County, NY61170.3$20M−3.8%#188 of 777
7Rockland County, NY61323.1$4.3M+5.9%#199 of 777
8Kings County, NY542752.7$3.8M−2.5%#313 of 777
9Clinton County, NY5361.8$4.4M−2.0%#327 of 777
10Orange County, NY53533.8$2.9M+4.2%#341 of 777
Cortland County, NYNot scored10.5$14.4M−1.9%

Other business types in Cortland 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 Cortland County, NY?

Cortland County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 5 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 Cortland County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.4M a year, or $757 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cortland County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Cortland County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,800 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland 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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