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Gyms and studios in Cass County, NE
The gyms and studios in Cass County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 2,088 scored counties
#1 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,657
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms and studios in Cass County is 89 (high), #13 of 2,088 scored counties and #1 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gyms and studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Cass County comes to about $11.6M a year: $1,066 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
Cass County has 6 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cass County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $307K has gone to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cass County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cass 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 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.
| Measure | Cass County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $661K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,432 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,066 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $91,836 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $307K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cass 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.
Population and households in Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,657+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,832
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,521
- Median home value
- $254,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,967
- Daytime population
- 19,197Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 89 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #13 of 2,088 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 84 | 10 | 11.2 | $906K | +6.0% | #36 of 2,088 |
| 3Washington County, NE | 74 | 10 | 11.9 | $927K | +1.8% | #160 of 2,088 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 69 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #265 of 2,088 |
| 5Otoe County, NE | 69 | 8 | 12.5 | $719K | +3.9% | #291 of 2,088 |
| 6Dawson County, NE | 68 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #295 of 2,088 |
| 7Sarpy County, NE | 64 | 119 | 16.1 | $737K | +9.0% | #460 of 2,088 |
| 8York County, NE | 64 | 7 | 12.3 | $695K | +3.3% | #466 of 2,088 |
| 9Platte County, NE | 62 | 15 | 11.0 | $727K | +3.9% | #528 of 2,088 |
| 10Madison County, NE | 62 | 16 | 11.1 | $708K | +1.6% | #533 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Cass 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 classes89
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms and studios are in Cass County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gyms and studios in Cass County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $11.6M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Cass County has 5.5 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $1.9M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Cass County would have about 17, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Cass County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 89 for gyms and studios (high), #13 of 2,088 scored counties.
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