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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bedford County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bedford County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$24.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,059
+4.4% 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 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bedford County. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Bedford County comes to about $24.9M a year: $751 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $8.3M per studio, twice 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.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bedford County in 2023. That is one for every 5,521 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.6M has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Bedford County.

Population estimates show Bedford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Bedford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bedford County 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Bedford County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBedford CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.32.4
Spending per listing$8.3M$4.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)5,5212,7593,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$751$960$983
Median household income$78,937$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,059+4.4% since 2020
Households
33,127
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
760 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,452
Median home value
$297,400
Jobs located here
19,528
Daytime population
66,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spotsylvania County, VA8961.1$9.1M+10.5%#2 of 777
2Stafford County, VA78112.1$6.2M+8.3%#28 of 777
3Fauquier County, VA7262.2$5.5M+4.8%#70 of 777
4Chesterfield County, VA71181.3$7.7M+8.7%#73 of 777
5Prince William County, VA70281.8$7.1M+4.2%#88 of 777
6Suffolk city, VA6971.8$4.7M+10.4%#104 of 777
7Chesapeake city, VA6791.0$9.7M+2.3%#120 of 777
8Hanover County, VA6281.9$5.6M+5.6%#183 of 777
9Loudoun County, VA59543.8$4.4M+6.4%#218 of 777
10Hampton city, VA5750.9$7.6M0.0%#242 of 777
Bedford County, VANot scored30.9$8.3M+4.4%

Other business types in Bedford 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 Bedford County, VA?

Bedford County has 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 6 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 Bedford County, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $24.9M a year, or $751 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bedford County has 0.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $8.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Bedford County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,521 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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