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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Berkeley County, SC

How Berkeley County, SC 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 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #24 of 777 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
16
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$71.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $765 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
274,666
+18.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Berkeley County is 79 (high), #24 of 777 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

At $765 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Berkeley County spend about $71.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 60% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Berkeley County has 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Berkeley County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 5,857 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. Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 18.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Berkeley County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Berkeley County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBerkeley CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.92.4
Spending per listing$6.5M$3.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,8573,6903,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.5%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$765$700$983
Median household income$84,358$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7951

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
112
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
274,666+18.7% since 2020
Households
93,711
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,104 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$84,358+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,881
Median home value
$310,300
Jobs located here
71,652
Daytime population
211,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC79111.2$6.5M+18.7%#24 of 777
2Dorchester County, SC7191.4$5.3M+10.1%#82 of 777
3Spartanburg County, SC68131.0$6.5M+15.6%#110 of 777
4York County, SC58221.9$4.6M+8.1%#232 of 777
5Florence County, SC5661.1$5.3M+1.2%#261 of 777
6Aiken County, SC55142.0$3.5M+7.3%#289 of 777
7Lexington County, SC52221.8$4M+7.7%#355 of 777
8Oconee County, SC5272.0$3.2M+6.3%#362 of 777
9Horry County, SC51352.2$2.9M+20.9%#378 of 777
10Georgetown County, SC4972.6$2.8M+3.8%#409 of 777

Other business types in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Berkeley County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 16 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 Berkeley County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $71.7M a year, or $765 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 93,711 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Berkeley County has 1.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.5M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,857 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Berkeley County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Berkeley County at 274,666 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,711 households. The median household income in Berkeley County is $84,358 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Berkeley County scores 79 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (high), #24 of 777 scored counties.

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