Fitness and classes · County · South Carolina
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Florence County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Florence County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #261 of 777 scored counties
#5 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $598 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Florence County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Florence County comes to about $31.6M a year: $598 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $5.3M per studio, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Florence County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 5,286 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Florence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Florence County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Florence County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #261 of 777 scored counties and #5 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Florence 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,286 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $598 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Florence County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Florence 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 classes43
- Gyms53
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios39
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Florence County, SC?
There are 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $31.6M a year, or $598 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Florence County has 1.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Florence County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,286 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 56 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #261 of 777 scored counties.
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