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Gyms and studios in Saline County, NE
The gyms and studios in Saline County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,716 of 2,088 scored counties
#19 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,996
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Saline County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,716 of 2,088 scored counties and #19 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Saline County comes to about $4.4M a year: $861 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 gyms and studios, that is $340K per location, 49% below the U.S. figure of $662K.
Saline County has 13 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 25.3 for every 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Saline County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $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 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $861 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $79,910 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 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
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,996+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,143
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,556
- Median home value
- $197,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,877
- Daytime population
- 13,841Residents 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 |
| 19Saline County, NE | 33 | 13 | 25.3 | $340K | +1.9% | #1,716 of 2,088 |
Other business types in Saline 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 classes33
- Gyms32
- 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 Saline County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gyms and studios in Saline County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms, fitness studios, martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Saline County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Saline County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $4.4M a year, or $861 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $340K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Saline County has 25.3 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $340K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Saline County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Saline County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 33 for gyms and studios (lower middle), #1,716 of 2,088 scored counties.
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