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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hamilton County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hamilton County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #588 of 777 scored counties
#28 of 32 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
104
20 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
142
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$336.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $948 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
838,418
+1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hamilton County is 38 (lower middle), #588 of 777 scored counties and #28 of 32 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Hamilton County comes to about $336.2M a year: $948 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 104 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $3.2M per studio, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

There are 104 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 142 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,498 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. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hamilton County. Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.91.82.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,4983,7583,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.4%+8.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$948$884$983
Median household income$72,470$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
131 → 142All fitness and recreational sports centers · +8.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,703
Annual payroll, 2023
$50.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10420 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$7.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
838,418+1.0% since 2020
Households
354,739
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,049
Median household income
$72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,646
Median home value
$241,900
Jobs located here
534,856
Daytime population
968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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
28Hamilton County, OH381042.9$3.2M+1.0%#588 of 777

Other business types in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 104 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Hamilton County. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. 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 Hamilton County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $336.2M a year, or $948 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 2.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 83, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,498 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 38 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #588 of 777 scored counties.

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