Fitness and classes · Metro area · Virginia
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area
How the Winchester, VA-WV 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 347 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,332
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Winchester metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Winchester metro area comes to about $45.9M a year: $826 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 25% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Winchester metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,470 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 $700K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Winchester metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Winchester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Winchester metro area is 45 (lower middle), #216 of 347 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Winchester 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 | Winchester metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,470 | 2,759 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $826 | $960 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,298 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $700K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Winchester 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 Winchester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,332+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,520
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $84,298+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,182
- Median home value
- $355,400
- Jobs located here
- 64,511
- Daytime population
- 143,084Residents 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 Winchester 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 Winchester 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 classes53
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- Martial arts and dance studios63
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area?
The Winchester metro area has 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 16 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 the Winchester, VA-WV metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $45.9M a year, or $826 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 55,520 households in the Winchester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winchester, VA-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Winchester metro area has 2.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.1M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Winchester metro area would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,470 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Winchester, VA-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winchester metro area at 152,332 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,520 households. Median household income in the Winchester metro area is $84,298, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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 Winchester metro area scores 45 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #216 of 347 scored metro areas.
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