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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bennington County, VT
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #768 of 777 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Bennington County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #768 of 777 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bennington County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Bennington County comes to about $13.3M a year: $888 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 64% below 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 8 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 1,873 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $171K have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bennington County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bennington County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Bennington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,873 | 2,972 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $888 | $927 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $171K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bennington 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 Bennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Addison County, VT | 39 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +1.8% | #586 of 777 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 36 | 16 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #627 of 777 |
| 3Rutland County, VT | 32 | 13 | 5.1 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #670 of 777 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 28 | 42 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #718 of 777 |
| 5Windham County, VT | 25 | 20 | 10.1 | $842K | −1.4% | #736 of 777 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 23 | 16 | 6.2 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #746 of 777 |
| 7Caledonia County, VT | 21 | 11 | 8.4 | $942K | +0.8% | #755 of 777 |
| 8Lamoille County, VT | 20 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #758 of 777 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 15 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −1.8% | #768 of 777 |
Other business types in Bennington 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 classes26
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios15
- Martial arts and dance studios45
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Bennington County, VT?
There are 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.3M a year, or $888 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Bennington County has 6.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Bennington County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,873 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 15 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (low), #768 of 777 scored counties.
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