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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Allegheny County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #639 of 777 scored counties
#32 of 33 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
154
30 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
216
All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$517.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $949 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

Allegheny County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #639 of 777 scored counties and #32 of 33 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Allegheny County comes to about $517.9M a year: $949 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Allegheny County has 154 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 19%, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 216 businesses with payroll in Allegheny County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,527 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, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $16.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Allegheny County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.12.4
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,5273,2223,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%−1.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$949$926$983
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
222 → 216All fitness and recreational sports centers · −2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,068
Annual payroll, 2023
$52.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15430 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$16.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, PA74231.3$7.3M+3.6%#49 of 777
2Franklin County, PA7171.1$7.6M+3.0%#74 of 777
3Lancaster County, PA69281.3$7.3M+1.9%#96 of 777
4Adams County, PA6982.0$4.6M+3.6%#105 of 777
5Pike County, PA6962.5$3.7M+7.2%#106 of 777
6Beaver County, PA6750.7$11.6M−1.1%#119 of 777
7Schuylkill County, PA6571.2$6M+1.5%#146 of 777
8Lebanon County, PA6450.9$9.7M+2.2%#151 of 777
9Monroe County, PA6491.5$6.2M−0.7%#157 of 777
10Dauphin County, PA64221.8$4.8M+2.3%#160 of 777
32Allegheny County, PA341542.8$3.4M−2.0%#639 of 777

Other business types in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Allegheny County. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 216 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 2.7% 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 Allegheny County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $517.9M a year, or $949 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny County has 2.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 128, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,527 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 34 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #639 of 777 scored counties.

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