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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Sparta, WI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Sparta, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #42 of 112 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
3
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $787 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,572
+0.6% 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 the Sparta area comes to about $14.4M a year: $787 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per studio, 29% below 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 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in the Sparta area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Sparta area classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 6,100 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $68K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Sparta area.

Population estimates show the Sparta area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Sparta area is 58 (upper middle), #42 of 112 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.

How the Sparta area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Sparta, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSparta areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.22.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)6,1002,9663,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$787$921$983
Median household income$69,467$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$447K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
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
1
Amount
$68K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Sparta 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 Sparta area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,572+0.6% since 2020
Households
18,301
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
901 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$69,467
Average household income
$87,535
Median home value
$210,000
Jobs located here
19,806
Daytime population
44,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Sparta area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baraboo, WI6651.8$4.9M+1.3%#13 of 112
2Manitowoc, WI6672.0$3.9M+0.4%#14 of 112
3Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI6461.7$5.2M+0.3%#19 of 112
4Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI60173.9$2.5M+0.8%#36 of 112
5Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI5861.9$4.1M−0.2%#40 of 112
6Sparta, WI5852.7$2.9M+0.6%#42 of 112
7Stevens Point-Plover, WI45113.7$2.3M+2.2%#73 of 112

Other business types in the Sparta area

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

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Sparta, WI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Sparta area. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 3 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 the Sparta, WI area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.4M a year, or $787 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 18,301 households in the Sparta area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sparta area has 2.7 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.9M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Sparta area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,100 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sparta, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Sparta area at 46,572 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,301 households. The median household income in the Sparta area is $69,467 a year, 14% 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. 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 Sparta area scores 58 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #42 of 112 scored small-town markets.

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