Fitness and classes · Metro area · West Virginia
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Charleston, WV metro area
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Charleston, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 347 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,170
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Charleston metro area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Households in the Charleston metro area spend about $51.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $590 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 41% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Charleston metro area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 5,139 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.
Population estimates put the population change in the Charleston metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Charleston metro area is 50 (upper middle), #161 of 347 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Charleston metro area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Charleston metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,139 | 6,175 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $590 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $60,117 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Charleston 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 Charleston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,170−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 87,358
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $60,117
- Average household income
- $81,990
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 110,278
- Daytime population
- 231,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charleston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 75 | 14 | 1.2 | $6.2M | +7.1% | #17 of 347 |
| 1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 59 | 12 | 0.8 | $7.8M | −2.6% | #86 of 347 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 52 | 679 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +3.3% | #149 of 347 |
| 2Charleston, WV | 50 | 9 | 1.0 | $5.7M | −4.7% | #161 of 347 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 15 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #216 of 347 |
| 3Morgantown, WV | 19 | 17 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +1.3% | #347 of 347 |
Other business types in the Charleston 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 classes33
- Gyms35
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios50
- Martial arts and dance studios26
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Charleston, WV metro area?
There are 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Charleston metro area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 17 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 Charleston, WV metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $51.5M a year, or $590 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 87,358 households in the Charleston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charleston, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
The Charleston metro area has 1.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.7M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Charleston metro area would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,139 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Charleston, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charleston metro area at 200,170 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,358 households. Median household income in the Charleston metro area is $60,117, 26% below 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 Charleston metro area scores 50 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #161 of 347 scored metro areas.
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