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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area

The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #113 of 347 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Nebraska

Listings
77
14 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
180
All fitness and recreational sports centers · +1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$402M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,031 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,009,836
+4.2% 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

Households in the Omaha metro area spend about $402M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,031 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

The Omaha metro area has 77 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 18%, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Omaha metro area in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,166 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, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Omaha metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Omaha metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, the Omaha metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #113 of 347 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Nebraska.

How the Omaha metro area 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.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Omaha, NE-IA metro area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureOmaha metro areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.62.4
Spending per listing$5.2M$5.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)2,1662,6243,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.7%+2.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,031$920$983
Median household income$84,829$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
180All fitness and recreational sports centers · +1.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,686
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7714 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$5.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,009,836+4.2% since 2020
Households
389,812
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
4,346 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$84,829+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,627
Median home value
$268,600
Jobs located here
507,201
Daytime population
999,164Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Nebraska

Every Nebraska market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Nebraska for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Nebraska (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Omaha metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nebraska

Metro areas in Nebraska ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD5850.9$9.5M+1.0%#95 of 347
1Omaha, NE-IA56772.0$5.2M+4.2%#113 of 347
2Lincoln, NE43302.1$4.2M+3.3%#232 of 347

Other business types in the Omaha metro 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 Omaha, NE-IA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Omaha metro area. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. 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 Omaha, NE-IA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $402M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 389,812 households in the Omaha metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Omaha, NE-IA metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Omaha metro area has 2.0 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $5.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Omaha metro area would have about 99, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,166 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Omaha, NE-IA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Omaha metro area at 1,009,836 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,812 households. The median household income in the Omaha metro area is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Omaha metro area scores 56 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #113 of 347 scored metro areas.

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