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Gyms and studios in Dakota County, NE
The gyms and studios in Dakota County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $775 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
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dakota County spend about $5.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $775 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms and studios, that is $1.4M per location, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $662K.
Dakota County has 4 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 64% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness centers and recreation instruction in Dakota County in 2023. That is one for every 2,486 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dakota County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gyms and studios on map listings, Dakota County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dakota 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $661K | $662K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,486 | 1,432 | 1,641 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +8.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $775 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents 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 |
| Dakota County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Dakota 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 classes
- 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 Dakota County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gyms and studios in Dakota County. 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 Dakota County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.8M a year, or $775 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Dakota County 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 U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Dakota County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,486 households, against one for every 1,641 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County has no market score for gyms and studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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