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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 347 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 91
- 23 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $222M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 625,485
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #283 of 347 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 25%, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $894 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area spend about $222M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2.4M per studio, 40% 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 88 businesses with payroll in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,821 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, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area grew 7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area 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 | Durham-Chapel Hill metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,821 | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $894 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,500 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88All fitness and recreational sports centers · −6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area, 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 the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 625,485+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 248,256
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $83,500
- Average household income
- $120,978
- Median home value
- $396,100
- Jobs located here
- 363,261
- Daytime population
- 696,157Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 66 | 13 | 0.9 | $6.9M | +3.2% | #49 of 347 |
| 2Jacksonville, NC | 53 | 11 | 1.5 | $4.2M | +6.0% | #137 of 347 |
| 3Fayetteville, NC | 51 | 18 | 1.2 | $4.9M | +1.6% | #154 of 347 |
| 4Burlington, NC | 51 | 11 | 1.6 | $4M | +8.5% | #157 of 347 |
| 5Winston-Salem, NC | 50 | 39 | 1.4 | $4.8M | +5.3% | #165 of 347 |
| 6Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 43 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +10.3% | #238 of 347 |
| 7Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 42 | 255 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +10.1% | #243 of 347 |
| 8Raleigh-Cary, NC | 42 | 176 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +12.6% | #245 of 347 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 39 | 140 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #267 of 347 |
| 9Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 38 | 91 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +7.5% | #283 of 347 |
Other business types in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area
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 classes45
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios38
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area?
There are 91 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area as of September 2026. 23 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 6.4% 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 the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $222M a year, or $894 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 248,256 households in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area has 3.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area would have about 55, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,821 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area at 625,485 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 248,256 households. Median household income in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area is $83,500, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores 38 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #283 of 347 scored metro areas.
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