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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lucas County, OH

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lucas County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #474 of 777 scored counties
#27 of 32 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
33
6 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
50
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$143.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $782 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,347
−1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Lucas County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lucas County comes to about $143.3M a year: $782 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per studio, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Lucas County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,665 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. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Lucas County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lucas County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Lucas County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #474 of 777 scored counties and #27 of 32 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lucas 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 Lucas County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLucas CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.82.4
Spending per listing$4.3M$5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,6653,7583,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+8.7%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$782$884$983
Median household income$62,224$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 50All fitness and recreational sports centers · +25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,639
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
336 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$5.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
423,347−1.7% since 2020
Households
183,243
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,260
Median household income
$62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,001
Median home value
$163,900
Jobs located here
202,605
Daytime population
443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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
27Lucas County, OH45331.8$4.3M−1.7%#474 of 777

Other business types in Lucas 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 Lucas County, OH?

There are 33 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Lucas County as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $143.3M a year, or $782 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lucas County has 1.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Lucas County would have about 35, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,665 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. 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. Lucas County scores 45 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #474 of 777 scored counties.

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