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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area, set against other metro areas 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
15
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$34.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $660 a household
Spending per listing
$11.5M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
75% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,692
+3.2% 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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area comes to about $34.5M a year: $660 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.5M per studio, 2.8 times 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 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area as of September 2026. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 3,482 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureStaunton-Stuarts Draft metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.62.32.4
Spending per listing$11.5M$4.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,4822,7593,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$660$960$983
Median household income$73,544$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
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
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area, 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
129,692+3.2% since 2020
Households
52,233
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,002 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$73,544+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,893
Median home value
$284,500
Jobs located here
51,901
Daytime population
117,298Residents 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 metro areas in Virginia for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA59131.0$5.9M+2.3%#90 of 347
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV526792.9$4.4M+3.3%#149 of 347
1Richmond, VA521072.0$4.4M+5.5%#150 of 347
2Winchester, VA-WV45152.7$3.1M+6.5%#216 of 347
3Harrisonburg, VA4491.8$4M+3.5%#222 of 347
4Lynchburg, VA42151.5$4.5M+2.9%#241 of 347
5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC391402.0$4.1M+0.9%#267 of 347
6Charlottesville, VA28404.4$2.1M+3.1%#326 of 347
7Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA23152.1$3.2M−0.1%#341 of 347
8Roanoke, VA19372.8$2.4M+0.4%#346 of 347
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VANot scored30.6$11.5M+3.2%

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Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 15 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $34.5M a year, or $660 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $11.5M 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 52,233 households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 0.6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $11.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,482 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area at 129,692 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,233 households. The median household income in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is $73,544 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area 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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