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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Clay County, NC
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Clay County, NC, 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $584 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 12,239
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $584 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Clay County has 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | n/a | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $584 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $56,971 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,239+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,081
- Median age
- 55.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 215 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $56,971+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,069
- Median home value
- $278,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,096
- Daytime population
- 9,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Clay County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $1.5M | +9.9% |
Other business types in Clay 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 classes49
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Clay County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Clay County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3M a year, or $584 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 5,081 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, NC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Clay County has 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios 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, Clay County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 12,239 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,081 households. The median household income in Clay County is $56,971 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.9% 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. Clay County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
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