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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$33.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $578 a household
Spending per listing
$16.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
148,486
+2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Rocky Mount metro area. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

At $578 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in the Rocky Mount metro area spend about $33.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $16.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Rocky Mount metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,496 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rocky Mount metro area grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, the Rocky Mount metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Rocky Mount 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rocky Mount, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRocky Mount metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.32.32.4
Spending per listing$16.9M$3.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,4963,0263,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$578$743$983
Median household income$59,636$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
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
8The 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 Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
148,486+2.8% since 2020
Households
58,449
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,046 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$59,636+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,773
Median home value
$167,800
Jobs located here
55,119
Daytime population
136,134Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across North Carolina

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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 Rocky Mount metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC66130.9$6.9M+3.2%#49 of 347
2Jacksonville, NC53111.5$4.2M+6.0%#137 of 347
3Fayetteville, NC51181.2$4.9M+1.6%#154 of 347
4Burlington, NC51111.6$4M+8.5%#157 of 347
5Winston-Salem, NC50391.4$4.8M+5.3%#165 of 347
6Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC43163.6$2.2M+10.3%#238 of 347
7Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC422552.4$3.6M+10.1%#243 of 347
8Raleigh-Cary, NC421763.1$3.3M+12.6%#245 of 347
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC391402.0$4.1M+0.9%#267 of 347
9Durham-Chapel Hill, NC38913.7$2.4M+7.5%#283 of 347
Rocky Mount, NCNot scored20.3$16.9M+2.8%

Other business types in the Rocky Mount metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area?

The Rocky Mount metro area has 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 13 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 Rocky Mount, NC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $33.8M a year, or $578 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 $16.9M 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 58,449 households in the Rocky Mount metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rocky Mount, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Rocky Mount metro area has 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Rocky Mount metro area would have about 8, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,496 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Rocky Mount, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rocky Mount metro area at 148,486 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,449 households. Median household income in the Rocky Mount metro area is $59,636, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. The Rocky Mount metro area 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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