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Gyms in Dakota County, NE
How Dakota County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 gyms in Dakota County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Dakota County comes to about $5.8M a year: $775 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per gym, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Dakota County in 2023. That is one for every 2,486 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.
Population estimates show Dakota County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 gyms on map listings, Dakota County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dakota 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 2,486 | 2,624 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $775 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All fitness and recreational sports centers
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dakota County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Dakota County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gyms are in Dakota County, NE?
Dakota County has 3 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. Official counts show 3 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 Dakota County, NE spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $5.8M a year, or $775 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for gyms?
Dakota County has 4.0 gyms per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $1.9M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Dakota County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,486 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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