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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Salt Lake County, UT
How Salt Lake County, UT 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 777 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 126
- 26 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $559.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,313 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $559.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
There are 126 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake County was 150 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,842 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, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $11.5M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates show Salt Lake County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #207 of 777 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,842 | 3,065 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +26.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,313 | $1,265 | $983 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 150All fitness and recreational sports centers · +20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $11.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cache County, UT | 81 | 7 | 1.6 | $6.8M | +8.5% | #16 of 777 |
| 2Weber County, UT | 80 | 18 | 1.9 | $6M | +5.8% | #21 of 777 |
| 3Davis County, UT | 73 | 23 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +4.8% | #57 of 777 |
| 4Utah County, UT | 73 | 57 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +14.5% | #65 of 777 |
| 5Salt Lake County, UT | 60 | 126 | 3.0 | $4.4M | +2.9% | #207 of 777 |
| 6Wasatch County, UT | 60 | 6 | 4.7 | $3.5M | +9.9% | #211 of 777 |
| 7Iron County, UT | 56 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +16.4% | #275 of 777 |
| 8Washington County, UT | 49 | 25 | 3.6 | $3M | +17.4% | #408 of 777 |
| 9Summit County, UT | 29 | 21 | 13.4 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #708 of 777 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 classes59
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios60
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Salt Lake County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Salt Lake County. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 150 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 Salt Lake County, UT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $559.5M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Salt Lake County has 3.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 138, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,842 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 Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 60 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #207 of 777 scored counties.
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