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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Galveston County, TX

How Galveston County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #176 of 777 scored counties
#11 of 45 scored counties in Texas

Listings
30
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
34
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$124.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $883 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
372,207
+5.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Galveston County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Galveston County comes to about $124.2M a year: $883 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per studio, 2% 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 34 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,137 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, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Galveston County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Galveston County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #176 of 777 scored counties and #11 of 45 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Galveston County compares

The same measures for Texas 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Galveston County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGalveston CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.02.4
Spending per listing$4.1M$4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,1373,1733,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.0%+18.9%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$883$810$983
Median household income$86,105$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 34All fitness and recreational sports centers · +3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
664
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
304 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$9.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Galveston 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 Galveston County

Population, 2025 estimate
372,207+5.9% since 2020
Households
140,660
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
946
Median household income
$86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,259
Median home value
$314,600
Jobs located here
122,596
Daytime population
313,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with Galveston County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, TX7950.8$10.5M+20.5%#22 of 777
2Kaufman County, TX7851.0$8.3M+42.2%#26 of 777
3Guadalupe County, TX7350.8$11.1M+15.8%#52 of 777
4Brazoria County, TX71231.7$5.6M+12.2%#80 of 777
5Fort Bend County, TX71602.0$5.4M+17.4%#81 of 777
6Hunt County, TX7151.3$5.3M+23.0%#83 of 777
7Ellis County, TX68131.8$5M+24.0%#117 of 777
8Denton County, TX66892.5$4.5M+16.9%#139 of 777
9Midland County, TX65121.8$5.4M+10.0%#147 of 777
10Grayson County, TX64101.8$3.9M+12.8%#164 of 777
11Galveston County, TX63302.1$4.1M+5.9%#176 of 777

Other business types in Galveston County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Galveston County, TX?

Galveston County has 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 3.0% 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 Galveston County, TX spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $124.2M a year, or $883 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Galveston County has 2.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Galveston County would have about 31, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,137 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 63 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #176 of 777 scored counties.

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