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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Defiance County, OH

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Defiance County, OH, 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $765 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
38,292
+0.1% 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 Defiance County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Defiance County spend about $11.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $765 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Defiance County in 2023. That is one for every 5,109 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 Defiance County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Defiance County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Defiance County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Defiance County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDefiance CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.82.4
Spending per listing$5.9M$5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,1093,7583,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$765$884$983
Median household income$73,064$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$905K
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
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 Defiance 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 Defiance County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,292+0.1% since 2020
Households
15,327
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,073
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
14,922
Daytime population
36,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Defiance County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH86161.7$7.6M+5.7%#6 of 777
2Licking County, OH8371.0$9.9M+3.8%#10 of 777
3Greene County, OH8181.2$9.1M+3.7%#13 of 777
4Clermont County, OH81101.2$8.6M+3.9%#14 of 777
5Union County, OH8152.1$6.1M+16.5%#18 of 777
6Fairfield County, OH7991.5$7M+6.5%#23 of 777
7Portage County, OH7371.1$8.3M+1.0%#55 of 777
8Butler County, OH71161.1$9M+2.4%#71 of 777
9Lorain County, OH68231.8$5.1M+3.1%#116 of 777
10Delaware County, OH65263.2$5M+12.5%#149 of 777
Defiance County, OHNot scored21.3$5.9M+0.1%

Other business types in Defiance 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 Defiance County, OH?

Defiance County 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 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 Defiance County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11.7M a year, or $765 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 15,327 households in Defiance County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Defiance County 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, Defiance County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,109 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Defiance County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Defiance County at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Defiance County is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Defiance 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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