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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Horry County, SC
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Horry County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #378 of 777 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Horry County comes to about $101.4M a year: $639 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per studio, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Horry County has 35 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Horry County in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,411 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, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Horry County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Horry County grew 20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Horry County is 51 (upper middle), #378 of 777 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Horry 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 | Horry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 4,411 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $639 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 36All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Horry 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 Horry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents 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 |
Other business types in Horry 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 classes45
- Gyms50
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Horry County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Horry County. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 20.0% 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 Horry County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $101.4M a year, or $639 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 158,779 households in Horry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Horry County, SC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Horry County has 2.2 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.9M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Horry County would have about 25, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,411 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Horry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Horry County at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. The median household income in Horry County is $66,880 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Horry County scores 51 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #378 of 777 scored counties.
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