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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Alexandria city, VA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Alexandria city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #697 of 777 scored counties
#26 of 34 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 40
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,662
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, Alexandria city has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #697 of 777 scored counties and #26 of 34 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Alexandria city. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in Alexandria city spend about $90.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,184 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 40 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $2.3M per studio, 45% 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 43 businesses with payroll in Alexandria city classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,770 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, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Alexandria city. Population estimates put the population change in Alexandria city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Alexandria city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Alexandria city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,770 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,184 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 43All fitness and recreational sports centers · +10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 775
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 408 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,662+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,096
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10,509
- Median household income
- $119,681+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,240
- Median home value
- $735,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,808
- Daytime population
- 161,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spotsylvania County, VA | 89 | 6 | 1.1 | $9.1M | +10.5% | #2 of 777 |
| 2Stafford County, VA | 78 | 11 | 2.1 | $6.2M | +8.3% | #28 of 777 |
| 3Fauquier County, VA | 72 | 6 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +4.8% | #70 of 777 |
| 4Chesterfield County, VA | 71 | 18 | 1.3 | $7.7M | +8.7% | #73 of 777 |
| 5Prince William County, VA | 70 | 28 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +4.2% | #88 of 777 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 69 | 7 | 1.8 | $4.7M | +10.4% | #104 of 777 |
| 7Chesapeake city, VA | 67 | 9 | 1.0 | $9.7M | +2.3% | #120 of 777 |
| 8Hanover County, VA | 62 | 8 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +5.6% | #183 of 777 |
| 9Loudoun County, VA | 59 | 54 | 3.8 | $4.4M | +6.4% | #218 of 777 |
| 10Hampton city, VA | 57 | 5 | 0.9 | $7.6M | 0.0% | #242 of 777 |
| 26Alexandria city, VA | 30 | 40 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +1.0% | #697 of 777 |
Other business types in Alexandria city
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 classes49
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Alexandria city, VA?
Alexandria city has 40 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 10.3% 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 Alexandria city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $90.1M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 76,096 households in Alexandria city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alexandria city, VA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Alexandria city has 5.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Alexandria city would have about 22, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,770 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Alexandria city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alexandria city at 160,662 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,096 households. Median household income in Alexandria city is $119,681, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Alexandria city scores 30 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #697 of 777 scored counties.
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