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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bristol County, RI
How Bristol County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #744 of 777 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,001
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bristol County is 23 (low), #744 of 777 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,319 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Bristol County spend about $26.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 16 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 59% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Bristol County has 16 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bristol County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,546 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bristol County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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.
| Measure | Bristol County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,546 | 2,481 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,319 | $1,012 | $983 |
| Median household income | $114,490 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,001−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 20,104
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 24 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,092
- Median household income
- $114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,035
- Median home value
- $513,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,997
- Daytime population
- 43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, RI | 48 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.6M | +1.8% | #417 of 777 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 41 | 81 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #545 of 777 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 30 | 29 | 5.5 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #698 of 777 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 27 | 31 | 8.4 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #724 of 777 |
| 5Bristol County, RI | 23 | 16 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #744 of 777 |
Other business types in Bristol County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes27
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios23
- Martial arts and dance studios35
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Bristol County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bristol County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Bristol County, RI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $26.5M a year, or $1,319 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Bristol County has 8.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Bristol County would have about 7, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,546 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 23 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (low), #744 of 777 scored counties.
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