Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Washington
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Ellensburg, WA area
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Ellensburg, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #6 of 112 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Ellensburg area has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #6 of 112 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Ellensburg area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
At $1,090 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Ellensburg area spend about $21.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Ellensburg area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 2,856 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ellensburg area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Ellensburg area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Ellensburg area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,856 | 2,908 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,090 | $1,386 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ellensburg, WA | 70 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #6 of 112 |
| 2Port Angeles, WA | 68 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +1.1% | #12 of 112 |
| 3Oak Harbor, WA | 62 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.9M | −1.5% | #26 of 112 |
| 4Port Townsend, WA | 52 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #50 of 112 |
Other business types in the Ellensburg 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 classes61
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios70
- Martial arts and dance studios73
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Ellensburg, WA area?
The Ellensburg area has 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 7 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 Ellensburg, WA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 19,993 households in the Ellensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ellensburg, WA area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Ellensburg area has 3.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $3.6M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Ellensburg area would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,856 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ellensburg, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ellensburg area at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in the Ellensburg area is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ellensburg area scores 70 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #6 of 112 scored small-town markets.
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