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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cleveland County, NC
How Cleveland County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $564 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 103,325
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $564 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Cleveland County spend about $21.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $11M of household spending for each studio on map listings. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
There are 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Cleveland County as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Cleveland County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,856 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.
Population estimates show Cleveland County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Cleveland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cleveland 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 | Cleveland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $11M | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,856 | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $564 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,534 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 222
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- 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
- 5The 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,325+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 38,850
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $58,534+38.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,018
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 34,727
- Daytime population
- 92,263Residents 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 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $11M | +3.4% |
Other business types in Cleveland 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 classes51
- Gyms64
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios37
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Cleveland County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Cleveland County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Cleveland County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.9M a year, or $564 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $11M 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 38,850 households in Cleveland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleveland County, NC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Cleveland 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, Cleveland County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,856 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Cleveland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cleveland County at 103,325 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,850 households. The median household income in Cleveland County is $58,534 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.6% 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. Cleveland 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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