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Gyms in Box Butte County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gyms in Box Butte County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $687 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,494
−3.0% 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 Box Butte County comes to about $3.1M a year: $687 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 gyms, that is $1M per gym, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms.

There are 3 gyms on map listings in Box Butte County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for fitness and recreational sports centers in Box Butte County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Box Butte County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 gyms on map listings, Box Butte County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Box Butte 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.

Gyms in Box Butte County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBox Butte CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.78.17.6
Spending per listing$1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a2,6243,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$687$920$983
Median household income$68,892$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Box Butte 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 Box Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,494−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,505
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$68,892+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,641
Median home value
$166,600
Jobs located here
3,559
Daytime population
10,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for gyms, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Box Butte County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE8655.6$1.8M+6.0%#30 of 1,792
2Washington County, NE8055.9$1.9M+1.8%#65 of 1,792
3Sarpy County, NE66709.4$1.3M+9.0%#332 of 1,792
4Otoe County, NE6357.8$1.2M+3.9%#437 of 1,792
5Seward County, NE6257.4$1.2M+2.3%#463 of 1,792
6Platte County, NE56118.1$992K+3.9%#707 of 1,792
7Dodge County, NE53138.6$938K+2.6%#821 of 1,792
8York County, NE5158.8$972K+3.3%#892 of 1,792
9Buffalo County, NE512010.0$865K+1.9%#895 of 1,792
10Hall County, NE49187.3$1.1M+1.4%#959 of 1,792
Box Butte County, NENot scored36.7$1M−3.0%

Other business types in Box Butte County

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

Questions

How many gyms are in Box Butte County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms in Box Butte County. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Box Butte County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Box Butte County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.1M a year, or $687 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $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 4,505 households in Box Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Box Butte County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Box Butte County has 6.7 gyms per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of gyms to household spending, Box Butte County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Box Butte County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Box Butte County at 10,494 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,505 households. Median household income in Box Butte County is $68,892, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Box Butte County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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