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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Wood County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Wood County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $572 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,385
−2.1% since 2020

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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

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Wood County comes to about $20.5M a year: $572 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $5.1M per studio, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

There are 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 4,480 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Population estimates put the population change in Wood County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, Wood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wood 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Wood County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.02.4
Spending per listing$5.1M$6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)4,4806,1753,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$572$595$983
Median household income$57,810$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
175
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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 Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,385−2.1% since 2020
Households
35,836
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,213
Median home value
$158,500
Jobs located here
37,360
Daytime population
85,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Wood County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV7761.2$6.3M+13.7%#35 of 777
2Jefferson County, WV6062.6$3.5M+9.2%#210 of 777
3Kanawha County, WV4791.2$5.1M−4.3%#437 of 777
4Cabell County, WV2992.3$2.6M−3.2%#704 of 777
5Harrison County, WV2651.9$3.3M−2.5%#726 of 777
6Monongalia County, WV22173.8$1.9M+2.0%#750 of 777
Wood County, WVNot scored41.1$5.1M−2.1%

Other business types in Wood County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Wood County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Wood County. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.

How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $20.5M a year, or $572 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 1.1 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Wood County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,480 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wood County has no market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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