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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Butler County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #194 of 777 scored counties
#13 of 33 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
30
All fitness and recreational sports centers · −11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,020 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
200,169
+3.2% 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 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Butler County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 21% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Butler County comes to about $82.4M a year: $1,020 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $5.5M per studio, 35% 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.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Butler County in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,694 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Butler County.

Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Butler County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #194 of 777 scored counties and #13 of 33 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Butler 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 Butler County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.12.4
Spending per listing$5.5M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,6943,2223,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.8%−1.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,020$926$983
Median household income$89,843$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 30All fitness and recreational sports centers · −11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
486
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
200,169+3.2% since 2020
Households
80,824
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
790 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,941
Median home value
$294,200
Jobs located here
88,999
Daytime population
196,520Residents 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 Butler 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
13Butler County, PA61151.9$5.5M+3.2%#194 of 777

Other business types in Butler 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 Butler County, PA?

Butler County has 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, down 11.8% 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 Butler County, PA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $82.4M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butler County has 1.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.5M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Butler County would have about 20, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,694 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 61 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #194 of 777 scored counties.

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