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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #192 of 347 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 70
- 11 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $272.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,014,101
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $710 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area spend about $272.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $3.9M per studio, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 70 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,199 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, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area.
Population estimates show the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #192 of 347 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,199 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $710 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,240 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,331
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,014,101+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 383,842
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,240+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,317
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 442,869
- Daytime population
- 979,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 classes40
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios47
- Martial arts and dance studios42
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 9.1% 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 the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $272.5M a year, or $710 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 383,842 households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 1.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area would have about 67, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,199 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area at 1,014,101 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,842 households. The median household income in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is $71,240 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 47 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #192 of 347 scored metro areas.
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