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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Spartanburg County, SC
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Spartanburg County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #110 of 777 scored counties
#3 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 380,857
- +15.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Spartanburg County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $639 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Spartanburg County spend about $84.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $6.5M per studio, 59% 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 36 businesses with payroll in Spartanburg County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,658 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Spartanburg County.
Population estimates show Spartanburg County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Spartanburg County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #110 of 777 scored counties and #3 of 15 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Spartanburg 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 | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,658 | 3,690 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +8.5% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $639 | $700 | $983 |
| Median household income | $66,234 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 36All fitness and recreational sports centers · +9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 513
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 380,857+15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 131,672
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $66,234+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,467
- Median home value
- $233,300
- Jobs located here
- 159,818
- Daytime population
- 349,788Residents 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 Spartanburg 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 classes53
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios68
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Spartanburg County, SC?
Spartanburg County has 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) 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 9.1% 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 Spartanburg County, SC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $84.1M 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 13 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 131,672 households in Spartanburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spartanburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Spartanburg County has 1.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $6.5M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Spartanburg County would have about 21, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,658 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 Spartanburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Spartanburg County at 380,857 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,672 households. Median household income in Spartanburg County is $66,234, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Spartanburg County scores 68 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #110 of 777 scored counties.
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