Fitness and classes · Small-town market · North Carolina
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Forest City, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Forest City, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $13.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $515 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 65,745
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
There are no yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Forest City area as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Forest City area would have about 3, against none on map listings.
At $515 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in the Forest City area spend about $13.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Forest City area in 2023. That is one for every 8,881 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 the Forest City area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, the Forest City area isn’t given a market score for them.
How the Forest City 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 | Forest City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $3.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 8,881 | 3,026 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $515 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $51,410 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $575K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 the Forest City 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 Forest City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,745+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,642
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $51,410+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,230
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,241
- Daytime population
- 55,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Forest City area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morehead City, NC | 61 | 8 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #31 of 112 |
| 2New Bern, NC | 52 | 14 | 2.7 | $2.3M | +3.6% | #51 of 112 |
| 3Albemarle, NC | 50 | 5 | 2.0 | $3M | +9.8% | #55 of 112 |
| 4Kill Devil Hills, NC | 40 | 14 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #83 of 112 |
| 5Waynesville, NC | 37 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #87 of 112 |
| 6Brevard, NC | 32 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #97 of 112 |
| 7Boone, NC | 29 | 9 | 4.2 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #104 of 112 |
| Forest City, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% |
Other business types in the Forest City 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 classes66
- Gyms57
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Forest City, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Forest City area. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 3 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 the Forest City, NC area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.7M a year, or $515 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,642 households in the Forest City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Forest City, NC area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Forest City area has no yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Forest City area would have about 3, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,881 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Forest City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Forest City area at 65,745 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,642 households. Median household income in the Forest City area is $51,410, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Forest City area has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, having none on map listings.
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