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Gyms in Adams County, NE
The gyms in Adams County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,402 of 1,792 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,071
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gyms in Adams County is 34 (lower middle), #1,402 of 1,792 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gyms in Adams County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 28% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Adams County comes to about $10.7M a year: $819 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each gym on map listings, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers. That is one for every 1,635 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Adams 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 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 | Adams County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 1,635 | 2,624 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $819 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $68,365 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,071−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,076
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $68,365+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,971
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,478
- Daytime population
- 31,533Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for gyms, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 86 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #30 of 1,792 |
| 2Washington County, NE | 80 | 5 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #65 of 1,792 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 66 | 70 | 9.4 | $1.3M | +9.0% | #332 of 1,792 |
| 4Otoe County, NE | 63 | 5 | 7.8 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #437 of 1,792 |
| 5Seward County, NE | 62 | 5 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #463 of 1,792 |
| 6Platte County, NE | 56 | 11 | 8.1 | $992K | +3.9% | #707 of 1,792 |
| 7Dodge County, NE | 53 | 13 | 8.6 | $938K | +2.6% | #821 of 1,792 |
| 8York County, NE | 51 | 5 | 8.8 | $972K | +3.3% | #892 of 1,792 |
| 9Buffalo County, NE | 51 | 20 | 10.0 | $865K | +1.9% | #895 of 1,792 |
| 10Hall County, NE | 49 | 18 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +1.4% | #959 of 1,792 |
| 14Adams County, NE | 34 | 10 | 7.6 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #1,402 of 1,792 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Adams County, NE?
There are 10 gyms on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 8 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 Adams County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.7M a year, or $819 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 13,076 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Adams County has 7.6 gyms per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Adams County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,635 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 31,071 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,076 households. The median household income in Adams County is $68,365 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Adams County scores 34 for gyms (lower middle), #1,402 of 1,792 scored counties.
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