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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #267 of 347 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 140
- 29 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 234
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $572.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,797,213
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #267 of 347 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 140 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $809 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area spend about $572.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $4.1M per studio, in line with 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 234 businesses with payroll in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,023 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, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $19.1M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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.
| Measure | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,023 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.0% | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $809 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 234All fitness and recreational sports centers · +17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $19.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 707,408
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $82,330
- Average household income
- $108,120
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Jobs located here
- 729,464
- Daytime population
- 1,773,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 59 | 13 | 1.0 | $5.9M | +2.3% | #90 of 347 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 52 | 679 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +3.3% | #149 of 347 |
| 1Richmond, VA | 52 | 107 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.5% | #150 of 347 |
| 2Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 15 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #216 of 347 |
| 3Harrisonburg, VA | 44 | 9 | 1.8 | $4M | +3.5% | #222 of 347 |
| 4Lynchburg, VA | 42 | 15 | 1.5 | $4.5M | +2.9% | #241 of 347 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 39 | 140 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #267 of 347 |
| 6Charlottesville, VA | 28 | 40 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #326 of 347 |
| 7Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 23 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.2M | −0.1% | #341 of 347 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 19 | 37 | 2.8 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #346 of 347 |
Other business types in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
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 classes40
- Gyms40
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios39
- Martial arts and dance studios39
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 140 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 17.0% 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 the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $572.3M a year, or $809 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 2.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 141, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,023 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 39 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #267 of 347 scored metro areas.
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