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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Queens County, NY

How Queens County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #53 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 40 scored counties in New York

Listings
92
24 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
148
All fitness and recreational sports centers · −6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$855.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,017 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,358,182
−1.1% 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, Queens County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #53 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 40 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 92 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Queens County. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

At $1,017 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Queens County spend about $855.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $9.3M per studio, 2.3 times 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 148 businesses with payroll in Queens County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,682 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, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Queens County. Population estimates show Queens County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Queens 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 Queens County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureQueens CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.13.02.4
Spending per listing$9.3M$3.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,6823,0843,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.3%−7.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,017$1,071$983
Median household income$86,136$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 148All fitness and recreational sports centers · −6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,856
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
211The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$9.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,358,182−1.1% since 2020
Households
841,003
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
0.9
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21,371
Median household income
$86,136+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,404
Median home value
$723,800
Jobs located here
728,428
Daytime population
2,069,814Residents 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 Queens 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

Other business types in Queens 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 Queens County, NY?

Queens County has 92 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 6.3% 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 Queens County, NY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $855.7M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 841,003 households in Queens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Queens County has 1.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $9.3M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Queens County would have about 211, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,682 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Queens County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Queens County at 2,358,182 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 841,003 households. Median household income in Queens County is $86,136, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Queens County scores 73 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #53 of 777 scored counties.

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