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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Washington

Markets across Washington ranked by the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
865
124 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
1,054
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.2B
On memberships, classes and admissions
Listings per 10k households
2.8
17% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4.9M
21% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#10 of 51
Market score 63 · Upper middle

A site report maps the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings around any address in Washington by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 865 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Washington. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Households in Washington spend about $4.2B a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,386 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. Spread across 865 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $4.9M per studio, 21% above 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 1,054 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Washington in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,908 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 5.8% over the same years. 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, 154 SBA-backed loans worth $83.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Washington.

Among the 50 states and DC, Washington ranks #10 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, with a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores highest (77). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Ellensburg area scores highest (70).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Washington, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Washington, ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA77252.1$5.8M+2.8%#10 of 347
2Kennewick-Richland, WA72161.5$8.1M+6.5%#26 of 347
3Yakima, WA69131.5$6.1M+1.0%#39 of 347
4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA67262.4$5.8M+2.7%#45 of 347
5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA595463.4$4.8M+3.3%#94 of 347
Lewiston, ID-WA5672.6$3.7M+1.5%#118 of 347
6Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA54532.2$4.7M+3.5%#128 of 347
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA542892.9$4.7M+1.0%#129 of 347
7Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA54163.1$3.9M+2.4%#132 of 347
8Walla Walla, WA4973.0$3.4M−0.4%#178 of 347
9Bellingham, WA41323.4$3.3M+3.9%#256 of 347
10Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA40183.8$3M+5.0%#262 of 347
Longview-Kelso, WANot scored20.5$21.7M+3.5%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Washington, ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ellensburg, WA7063.0$3.6M+4.2%#6 of 112
2Port Angeles, WA68102.9$3.4M+1.1%#12 of 112
3Oak Harbor, WA62113.1$3.9M−1.5%#26 of 112
4Port Townsend, WA5274.3$2.5M+2.7%#50 of 112
Moses Lake, WANot scored20.6$16.9M+6.3%
Centralia, WANot scored30.9$10.7M+6.7%
Aberdeen, WANot scored20.7$13.1M+3.0%
Shelton, WANot scored41.5$7.1M+7.8%
Pullman, WANot scored31.6$5.6M+1.5%
Othello, WANot scored00.0n/a+4.3%

Counties

Counties in Washington, ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Snohomish County, WA81702.2$6.9M+4.9%#15 of 777
2Thurston County, WA77252.1$5.8M+2.8%#36 of 777
3Pierce County, WA73742.1$6.3M+2.5%#60 of 777
4Clark County, WA72462.3$5.6M+5.3%#69 of 777
5Kitsap County, WA69262.4$5.8M+2.7%#100 of 777
6Yakima County, WA68131.5$6.1M+1.0%#111 of 777
7Benton County, WA67151.9$6.3M+6.9%#123 of 777
8Skagit County, WA59163.1$3.9M+2.4%#219 of 777
9King County, WA564024.3$4.1M+3.1%#267 of 777
10Spokane County, WA55522.4$4.5M+3.2%#280 of 777
11Kittitas County, WA5563.0$3.6M+4.2%#288 of 777
12Walla Walla County, WA5373.0$3.4M−0.4%#335 of 777
13Clallam County, WA53102.9$3.4M+1.1%#336 of 777
14Island County, WA50113.1$3.9M−1.5%#384 of 777
15Whatcom County, WA48323.4$3.3M+3.9%#424 of 777
16Okanogan County, WA4852.9$3.1M+7.3%#427 of 777
17Jefferson County, WA3774.3$2.5M+2.7%#604 of 777
18Chelan County, WA35154.8$2.4M+3.3%#633 of 777
Cowlitz County, WANot scored20.5$21.7M+3.5%
Grant County, WANot scored20.6$16.9M+6.3%
Franklin County, WANot scored10.3$34.8M+5.6%
Lewis County, WANot scored30.9$10.7M+6.7%
Grays Harbor County, WANot scored20.7$13.1M+3.0%
Mason County, WANot scored41.5$7.1M+7.8%
Stevens County, WANot scored10.5$18.4M+6.6%
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Counties in Washington, ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Whitman County, WANot scored31.6$5.6M+1.5%
Douglas County, WANot scored31.9$6.1M+8.0%
Pacific County, WANot scored10.9$10.1M+3.6%
Klickitat County, WANot scored33.0$3.4M+6.6%
Asotin County, WANot scored33.2$3.3M+1.0%
Adams County, WANot scored00.0n/a+4.3%
San Juan County, WANot scored44.4$2.8M+4.2%
Pend Oreille County, WANot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Skamania County, WANot scored00.0n/a+5.2%
Lincoln County, WANot scored00.0n/a+9.7%
Ferry County, WANot scored13.2$2.3M+4.4%
Wahkiakum County, WANot scored00.0n/a+9.6%
Columbia County, WANot scored00.0n/a+4.7%
Garfield County, WANot scored00.0n/a+5.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Washington?

There are 865 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Washington as of September 2026. 124 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 1,054 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 6.9% 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 Washington spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $4.2B a year, or $1,386 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 865 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 3,064,820 households in Washington and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington has 2.8 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.9M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Washington would have about 1,047, against 865 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,908 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Washington has the highest market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Ellensburg area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 18 scored counties in Washington, Snohomish County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Washington scores 63 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #10 of the 50 states and DC.

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