Fitness and classes · Metro area · South Carolina
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbia, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbia, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #223 of 347 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 67
- 15 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $232.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 879,918
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbia metro area. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $685 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in the Columbia metro area spend about $232.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 67 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $3.5M per studio, 15% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Columbia metro area was 95 in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,575 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, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Columbia metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Columbia metro area grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Columbia metro area is 44 (lower middle), #223 of 347 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Columbia metro area 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 | Columbia metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,575 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $685 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,359 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95All fitness and recreational sports centers · +18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Columbia metro area, 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 the Columbia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 879,918+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 339,601
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $68,359+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,243
- Median home value
- $232,400
- Jobs located here
- 410,492
- Daytime population
- 894,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 70 | 13 | 0.9 | $6.9M | +14.3% | #34 of 347 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 61 | 34 | 1.5 | $4.8M | +4.7% | #76 of 347 |
| 2Florence, SC | 57 | 7 | 0.9 | $6.5M | +0.9% | #107 of 347 |
| 3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 47 | 70 | 1.8 | $3.9M | +9.0% | #192 of 347 |
| 4Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 47 | 35 | 2.2 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #195 of 347 |
| 5Columbia, SC | 44 | 67 | 2.0 | $3.5M | +6.0% | #223 of 347 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 42 | 255 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +10.1% | #243 of 347 |
| 6Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 38 | 107 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +10.7% | #282 of 347 |
| 7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 36 | 37 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +12.0% | #303 of 347 |
Other business types in the Columbia metro area
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 classes39
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios44
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Columbia, SC metro area?
The Columbia metro area has 67 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 18.8% 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 the Columbia, SC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $232.6M a year, or $685 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 339,601 households in the Columbia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbia, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Columbia metro area has 2.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Columbia metro area would have about 57, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,575 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbia, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbia metro area at 879,918 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,601 households. Median household income in the Columbia metro area is $68,359, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. The Columbia metro area scores 44 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #223 of 347 scored metro areas.
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