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Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Nebraska

Gyms and studios in the Beatrice, NE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms and studios in the Beatrice, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #59 of 535 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $762 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,711
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 gyms and studios in the Beatrice area. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.

Households in the Beatrice area spend about $7.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $762 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 gyms and studios, that is $1.4M per location, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $662K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Beatrice area classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction. That is one for every 3,109 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Beatrice area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gyms and studios, the Beatrice area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #59 of 535 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Beatrice 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 gyms and 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.

Gyms, studios and classes in Beatrice, NE area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBeatrice areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.413.914.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$661K$662K
Households per official establishment3,1091,4321,641
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.5%+8.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$762$920$983
Median household income$67,247$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score6945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$505K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 centers and recreation instruction in the Beatrice 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.

Population and households in the Beatrice area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,711+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,327
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
852 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,338
Median home value
$174,000
Jobs located here
8,371
Daytime population
18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms, studios and classes across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for gyms and studios, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Beatrice area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nebraska

Small-town markets in Nebraska ranked for gyms and studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Beatrice, NE6955.4$1.4M+0.2%#59 of 535
2Lexington, NE6966.0$1.4M+1.1%#60 of 535
3Columbus, NE67179.8$834K+3.8%#75 of 535
4Norfolk, NE672311.7$680K+1.1%#81 of 535
5Fremont, NE642113.8$581K+2.6%#114 of 535
6Hastings, NE56169.4$867K−0.2%#192 of 535
7Kearney, NE563615.8$551K+1.9%#202 of 535
8Scottsbluff, NE48159.8$742K−1.2%#305 of 535
9North Platte, NE312315.1$490K−3.6%#457 of 535

Other business types in the Beatrice area

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

Questions

How many gyms and studios are in the Beatrice, NE area?

There are 5 gyms and studios on map listings in the Beatrice area as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Beatrice, NE area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $7.1M a year, or $762 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in the Beatrice area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beatrice, NE area compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?

The Beatrice area has 5.4 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the national ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, the Beatrice area would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,109 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.

How fast is the Beatrice, NE area growing?

Population estimates put the Beatrice area at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. Median household income in the Beatrice area is $67,247, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. 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 Beatrice area scores 69 for gyms and studios (upper middle), #59 of 535 scored small-town markets.

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