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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Marion County, WV
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio in Marion County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.
Households in Marion County spend about $14.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $620 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14.5M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 5,835 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 Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Marion County 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 | Marion County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $14.5M | $6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 5,835 | 6,175 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $620 | $595 | $983 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $180K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Marion County, 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,584−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,339
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,263
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,773
- Daytime population
- 50,587Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 77 | 6 | 1.2 | $6.3M | +13.7% | #35 of 777 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 60 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #210 of 777 |
| 3Kanawha County, WV | 47 | 9 | 1.2 | $5.1M | −4.3% | #437 of 777 |
| 4Cabell County, WV | 29 | 9 | 2.3 | $2.6M | −3.2% | #704 of 777 |
| 5Harrison County, WV | 26 | 5 | 1.9 | $3.3M | −2.5% | #726 of 777 |
| 6Monongalia County, WV | 22 | 17 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #750 of 777 |
| Marion County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $14.5M | −1.2% |
Other business types in Marion County
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 classes35
- Gyms32
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios17
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Marion County, WV?
Marion County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 4 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 Marion County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.5M a year, or $620 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, it comes to $14.5M 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 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, WV compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Marion County has 1 yoga, Pilates or fitness studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Marion County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,835 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
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