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Gyms in Saline County, KS

How Saline County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,217 of 1,792 scored counties
#20 of 32 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
16
5 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
6
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$16.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,377
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Saline County comes to about $16.9M a year: $751 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 16 gyms on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Saline County in 2023. That is one for every 3,754 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (yoga, Pilates and fitness studios included), not only gyms.

Population estimates show Saline County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Saline County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gyms, ranking #1,217 of 1,792 scored counties and #20 of 32 scored counties in Kansas.

How Saline County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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.

Gyms in Saline County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.17.67.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,7543,8883,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$751$911$983
Median household income$65,422$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 and recreational sports centers 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,377−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,523
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$65,422+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,965
Median home value
$179,600
Jobs located here
28,888
Daytime population
57,460Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for gyms, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Saline County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Butler County, KS8793.6$2.6M+3.1%#23 of 1,792
2Leavenworth County, KS81217.0$1.5M+3.2%#61 of 1,792
3Sedgwick County, KS671225.9$1.4M+2.6%#298 of 1,792
4Miami County, KS67118.0$1.3M+5.9%#303 of 1,792
5Pottawatomie County, KS6699.6$1.1M+6.9%#337 of 1,792
6Reno County, KS65124.7$1.5M−0.6%#359 of 1,792
7Wyandotte County, KS59355.7$1.3M+1.0%#566 of 1,792
8Johnson County, KS5926110.5$1.3M+4.2%#570 of 1,792
9Franklin County, KS5765.8$1.3M+1.1%#647 of 1,792
10Douglas County, KS57397.7$1.2M+1.8%#655 of 1,792
20Saline County, KS41167.1$1.1M−1.6%#1,217 of 1,792

Other business types in Saline County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Saline County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gyms in Saline County. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms: yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are counted too.

How much do households in Saline County, KS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $16.9M a year, or $751 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per gym. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,523 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Saline County, KS compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Saline County has 7.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Saline County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,754 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 53,377 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,523 households. Median household income in Saline County is $65,422, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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 41 for gyms (lower middle), #1,217 of 1,792 scored counties.

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