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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rowan County, NC

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rowan 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 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
15
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $633 a household
Spending per listing
$37.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
155,096
+5.6% 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

At $633 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Rowan County spend about $37.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $37.3M 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.

Rowan County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.2 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Rowan County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,927 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rowan County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, Rowan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rowan 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Rowan County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRowan CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.22.32.4
Spending per listing$37.3M$3.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,9273,0263,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$633$743$983
Median household income$65,725$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Rowan 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 Rowan County

Population, 2025 estimate
155,096+5.6% since 2020
Households
58,899
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
293
Median household income
$65,725+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,650
Median home value
$238,400
Jobs located here
54,409
Daytime population
138,541Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Rowan County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC8751.5$6.7M+11.0%#5 of 777
2Union County, NC67141.7$6.2M+11.7%#124 of 777
3Johnston County, NC67131.5$5.1M+17.9%#127 of 777
4Catawba County, NC6571.1$6.2M+5.8%#145 of 777
5Lincoln County, NC5961.6$5.1M+13.2%#214 of 777
6Cabarrus County, NC58141.7$5.3M+9.9%#228 of 777
7Onslow County, NC56111.5$4.2M+6.0%#265 of 777
8Alamance County, NC55111.6$4M+8.5%#282 of 777
9Brunswick County, NC55192.7$2.6M+26.5%#292 of 777
10Iredell County, NC54121.6$5.2M+12.9%#300 of 777
Rowan County, NCNot scored10.2$37.3M+5.6%

Other business types in Rowan County

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

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Rowan County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio in Rowan County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 15 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 Rowan County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $37.3M a year, or $633 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, it comes to $37.3M 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 58,899 households in Rowan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rowan County, NC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Rowan County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio 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, Rowan County would have about 9, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,927 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Rowan County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Rowan County at 155,096 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,899 households. The median household income in Rowan County is $65,725 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Rowan County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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