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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charleston County, SC
How Charleston 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #659 of 777 scored counties
#15 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 87
- 16 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 436,200
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charleston County is 33 (lower middle), #659 of 777 scored counties and #15 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Charleston County spend about $166.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $929 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Charleston County has 87 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charleston County was 93 in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,924 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, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charleston County. Population estimates show Charleston County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charleston 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.
| Measure | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,924 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.2% | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $929 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $88,494 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91 → 93All fitness and recreational sports centers · +2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 935
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8716 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Charleston 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 Charleston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 436,200+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 178,975
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 458
- Median household income
- $88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,674
- Median home value
- $489,100
- Jobs located here
- 279,531
- Daytime population
- 508,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 11 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +18.7% | #24 of 777 |
| 2Dorchester County, SC | 71 | 9 | 1.4 | $5.3M | +10.1% | #82 of 777 |
| 3Spartanburg County, SC | 68 | 13 | 1.0 | $6.5M | +15.6% | #110 of 777 |
| 4York County, SC | 58 | 22 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +8.1% | #232 of 777 |
| 5Florence County, SC | 56 | 6 | 1.1 | $5.3M | +1.2% | #261 of 777 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 55 | 14 | 2.0 | $3.5M | +7.3% | #289 of 777 |
| 7Lexington County, SC | 52 | 22 | 1.8 | $4M | +7.7% | #355 of 777 |
| 8Oconee County, SC | 52 | 7 | 2.0 | $3.2M | +6.3% | #362 of 777 |
| 9Horry County, SC | 51 | 35 | 2.2 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #378 of 777 |
| 10Georgetown County, SC | 49 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #409 of 777 |
| 15Charleston County, SC | 33 | 87 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +6.4% | #659 of 777 |
Other business types in Charleston 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 classes38
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios33
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Charleston County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Charleston County. 16 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 2.2% 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 Charleston County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $166.3M a year, or $929 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Charleston County has 4.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Charleston County would have about 41, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,924 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Charleston County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 33 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #659 of 777 scored counties.
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