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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carteret County, NC
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carteret County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #431 of 777 scored counties
#14 of 35 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,469
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Carteret County. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Carteret County comes to about $23.3M a year: $729 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 28% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Carteret County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,568 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Carteret County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Carteret County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #431 of 777 scored counties and #14 of 35 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Carteret 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 | Carteret County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,568 | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $729 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $72,322 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- 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 Carteret 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 Carteret County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,469+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,977
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $72,322+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,351
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,748
- Daytime population
- 65,592Residents 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 Carteret 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 |
| 14Carteret County, NC | 48 | 8 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #431 of 777 |
Other business types in Carteret 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 classes40
- Gyms48
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios48
- Martial arts and dance studios42
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Carteret County, NC?
There are 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Carteret County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 7 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 Carteret County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.3M a year, or $729 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 31,977 households in Carteret County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carteret County, NC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Carteret County has 2.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.9M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Carteret County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,568 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Carteret County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Carteret County at 70,469 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,977 households. Median household income in Carteret County is $72,322, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Carteret County scores 48 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #431 of 777 scored counties.
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