Fitness and classes · Metro area · Iowa
Gyms in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
How the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #292 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 42
- 14 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $47.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Sioux City metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #292 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 gyms in the Sioux City metro area. 14 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 28% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Households in the Sioux City metro area spend about $47.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $859 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 gyms, that is $1.1M per gym, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Sioux City metro area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 2,773 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Sioux City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sioux City metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sioux City metro area compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms 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 | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,773 | 3,306 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $859 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Sioux City metro 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.
Population and households in the Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for gyms, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 52 | 325 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +4.2% | #170 of 387 |
| 1Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 51 | 50 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #184 of 387 |
| 2Iowa City, IA | 48 | 70 | 9.7 | $992K | +4.1% | #218 of 387 |
| 3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 47 | 294 | 10.0 | $1M | +6.7% | #229 of 387 |
| 4Dubuque, IA | 44 | 29 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #252 of 387 |
| 5Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 39 | 42 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #292 of 387 |
| 6Cedar Rapids, IA | 38 | 110 | 9.6 | $965K | +1.0% | #301 of 387 |
| 7Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 34 | 152 | 9.4 | $925K | −0.9% | #325 of 387 |
| 8Ames, IA | 30 | 57 | 11.4 | $782K | +2.2% | #349 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
There are 42 gyms on map listings in the Sioux City metro area as of September 2026. 14 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $47.6M a year, or $859 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for gyms?
The Sioux City metro area has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, the Sioux City metro area would have about 37, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,773 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sioux City metro area scores 39 for gyms (lower middle), #292 of 387 scored metro areas.
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