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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Portsmouth city, VA
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Portsmouth city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $573 per household (42% below the U.S. average), households in Portsmouth city spend about $23.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $7.7M per studio, 89% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Portsmouth city has 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Portsmouth city was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 10,072 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Portsmouth city.
Population estimates show Portsmouth city declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Portsmouth city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Portsmouth 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 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 10,072 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $573 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $973K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- 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
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Portsmouth city marked.
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 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 0.7 | $7.7M | −1.2% |
Other business types in Portsmouth 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 classes60
- Gyms59
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Portsmouth city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Portsmouth city. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. 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 Portsmouth city, VA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $23.1M a year, or $573 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Portsmouth city has 0.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $7.7M, 89% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,072 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city 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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