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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Douglas County, NE
How Douglas County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #457 of 777 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 60
- 11 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 139
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $241.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Douglas County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 18%, against 18% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Douglas County comes to about $241.9M a year: $1,015 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, in line with 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 139 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,715 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. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Douglas County is 46 (lower middle), #457 of 777 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $5.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,715 | 2,624 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.2% | +2.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,015 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 139All fitness and recreational sports centers · +11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,020
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 78 | 9 | 1.2 | $9.7M | +9.0% | #25 of 777 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 49 | 27 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +3.4% | #393 of 777 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 46 | 60 | 2.5 | $4M | +3.6% | #457 of 777 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 classes46
- Gyms48
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios46
- Martial arts and dance studios50
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Douglas County, NE?
There are 60 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $241.9M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Douglas County has 2.5 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 46 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #457 of 777 scored counties.
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