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Gyms and studios in Saunders County, NE
How Saunders County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms and studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 2,088 scored counties
#2 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $906K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,702
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
For gyms and studios, Saunders County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #36 of 2,088 scored counties and #2 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 Saunders County comes to about $9.1M a year: $1,018 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $906K of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $662K.
Saunders County has 10 gyms and studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness centers and recreation instruction in Saunders County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saunders County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Saunders 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 | Saunders County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Spending per listing | $906K | $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 | +6.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,018 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $94,066 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 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
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Saunders 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 Saunders County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,702+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $94,066+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,182
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,794
- Daytime population
- 16,853Residents 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 Saunders 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 classes84
- Gyms86
- 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 Saunders County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms and studios in Saunders County. None of them 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 Saunders County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Saunders County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $9.1M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gyms and studios on map listings, it comes to $906K per location. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,899 households in Saunders County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saunders County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms and studios?
Saunders County has 11.2 gyms and studios per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 14.9. Spending per location is $906K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $662K. At the U.S. ratio of gyms and studios to household spending, Saunders County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Saunders County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saunders County at 23,702 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. The median household income in Saunders County is $94,066 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Saunders County scores 84 for gyms and studios (high), #36 of 2,088 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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