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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cabarrus County, NC
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cabarrus County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #228 of 777 scored counties
#6 of 35 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,725
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cabarrus County comes to about $74.8M a year: $888 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $5.3M per studio, 32% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Cabarrus County has 14 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Cabarrus County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,217 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cabarrus County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cabarrus County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Cabarrus County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #228 of 777 scored counties and #6 of 35 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cabarrus County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Cabarrus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,217 | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $888 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $89,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 38All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,725+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 84,246
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 654
- Median household income
- $89,005+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,945
- Median home value
- $354,800
- Jobs located here
- 88,944
- Daytime population
- 211,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cabarrus County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 87 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.7M | +11.0% | #5 of 777 |
| 2Union County, NC | 67 | 14 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +11.7% | #124 of 777 |
| 3Johnston County, NC | 67 | 13 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +17.9% | #127 of 777 |
| 4Catawba County, NC | 65 | 7 | 1.1 | $6.2M | +5.8% | #145 of 777 |
| 5Lincoln County, NC | 59 | 6 | 1.6 | $5.1M | +13.2% | #214 of 777 |
| 6Cabarrus County, NC | 58 | 14 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +9.9% | #228 of 777 |
| 7Onslow County, NC | 56 | 11 | 1.5 | $4.2M | +6.0% | #265 of 777 |
| 8Alamance County, NC | 55 | 11 | 1.6 | $4M | +8.5% | #282 of 777 |
| 9Brunswick County, NC | 55 | 19 | 2.7 | $2.6M | +26.5% | #292 of 777 |
| 10Iredell County, NC | 54 | 12 | 1.6 | $5.2M | +12.9% | #300 of 777 |
Other business types in Cabarrus 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 classes54
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios58
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Cabarrus County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cabarrus County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 5.6% 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 Cabarrus County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $74.8M a year, or $888 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 84,246 households in Cabarrus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabarrus County, NC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Cabarrus County has 1.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Cabarrus County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,217 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabarrus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cabarrus County at 249,725 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,246 households. The median household income in Cabarrus County is $89,005 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Cabarrus County scores 58 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #228 of 777 scored counties.
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