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Top markets for martial arts and dance studios
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios. The score weighs household spending per studio, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 62,976
- 4,678 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 37,200
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $127.1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- Spending per listing: $2M
A site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62,976 martial arts and dance studios in the U.S. 4,678 of them (7%) are chain locations. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households.
At $983 per household, households in the U.S. spend about $127.1B a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 62,976 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 37,200 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the U.S. in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. They employ 303,819 people, with $6.5B in annual payroll.
The Yuba City, CA metro area has the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios among 387 scored metro areas, at 86. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per studio is 49% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 34% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 802 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +7.3% |
| 21Columbus, OH | 73 | 334 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +4.7% |
| 25Fresno, CA | 72 | 163 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% |
| 30Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 71 | 311 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +5.4% |
| 44Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 69 | 690 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +3.5% |
| 47Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 68 | 443 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +3.2% |
| 50Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 67 | 807 | 5.0 | $3.2M | +3.3% |
| 55Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 67 | 404 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +5.8% |
| 57Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 66 | 683 | 5.6 | $2.6M | +4.1% |
| 63Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 65 | 177 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +2.8% |
| 67Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 386 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +2.7% |
| 72Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 63 | 675 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +2.6% |
| 80Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 62 | 489 | 4.8 | $2.8M | +1.0% |
| 82Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 62 | 740 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +0.1% |
| 106San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 58 | 466 | 6.9 | $3.1M | −0.6% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba City, CA | 86 | 17 | 2.7 | $3.9M | +3.3% |
| 2Greeley, CO | 85 | 51 | 4.1 | $3M | +14.2% |
| 3Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 81 | 6 | 0.9 | $8.4M | +21.1% |
| 4Albany, OR | 81 | 13 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +3.0% |
| 5Longview-Kelso, WA | 81 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +3.5% |
| 6Columbus, IN | 81 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.3% |
| 7Gettysburg, PA | 79 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% |
| 8Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 79 | 101 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +2.3% |
| 9Stockton-Lodi, CA | 79 | 125 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +5.5% |
| 10Cheyenne, WY | 78 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +2.2% |
| 11Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 78 | 41 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +6.5% |
| 12Midland, TX | 78 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +9.8% |
| 13Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 77 | 28 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +6.5% |
| 14Fargo, ND-MN | 77 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +7.7% |
| 15Visalia, CA | 77 | 52 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +2.4% |
| 16Merced, CA | 76 | 36 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +5.1% |
| 17Bismarck, ND | 75 | 22 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +4.5% |
| 18Salem, OR | 74 | 59 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +2.7% |
| 19Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 802 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +7.3% |
| 20Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 73 | 24 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +0.4% |
| 21Columbus, OH | 73 | 334 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +4.7% |
| 22Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 73 | 32 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +12.0% |
| 23Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 72 | 19 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.4% |
| 24Odessa, TX | 72 | 16 | 2.5 | $2.8M | +5.0% |
| 25Fresno, CA | 72 | 163 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% |
| 26Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 71 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +5.0% |
| 27Yakima, WA | 71 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +1.0% |
| 28Lebanon, PA | 71 | 16 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.2% |
| 29Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 71 | 26 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +2.1% |
| 30Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 71 | 311 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +5.4% |
| 31Lancaster, PA | 71 | 77 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +1.9% |
| 32Bowling Green, KY | 71 | 17 | 2.3 | $2.7M | +9.5% |
| 33Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 71 | 45 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +9.5% |
| 34Grand Junction, CO | 71 | 25 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +4.4% |
| 35York-Hanover, PA | 71 | 70 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.6% |
| 36Helena, MT | 71 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +7.7% |
| 37Coeur d’Alene, ID | 71 | 33 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +11.0% |
| 38Yuma, AZ | 71 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +9.2% |
| 39Lexington Park, MD | 70 | 31 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.1% |
| 40Modesto, CA | 70 | 70 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +0.7% |
| 41Kennewick-Richland, WA | 70 | 53 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +6.5% |
| 42Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 69 | 12 | 2.8 | $2.9M | −0.9% |
| 43Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 69 | 51 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +2.8% |
| 44Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 69 | 690 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +3.5% |
| 45Green Bay, WI | 69 | 50 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +2.5% |
| 46Warner Robins, GA | 69 | 22 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +8.2% |
| 47Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 68 | 443 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +3.2% |
| 48Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 68 | 20 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +1.8% |
| 49Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 68 | 40 | 3.4 | $2.2M | +7.1% |
| 50Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 67 | 807 | 5.0 | $3.2M | +3.3% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Centralia, WA | 93 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% |
| 2Pahrump, NV | 90 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +10.3% |
| 3Elko, NV | 88 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +2.1% |
| 4Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 86 | 8 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +1.8% |
| 5Holland, MI | 85 | 15 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.1% |
| 6Alamogordo, NM | 82 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +3.7% |
| 7Seaford, DE | 82 | 28 | 2.6 | $3M | +16.1% |
| 8Fergus Falls, MN | 81 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.6% |
| 9Hobbs, NM | 80 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +0.2% |
| 10Putnam, CT | 79 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.0% |
| 11Hemlock Farms, PA | 79 | 11 | 4.5 | $2M | +7.2% |
| 12Seneca, SC | 78 | 7 | 2.0 | $3.2M | +6.3% |
| 13Murrells Inlet, SC | 78 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% |
| 14Willmar, MN | 77 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.3% |
| 15Seymour, IN | 77 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +1.9% |
| 16Wooster, OH | 77 | 13 | 2.9 | $2.8M | −0.1% |
| 17Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 77 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +0.3% |
| 18Newport, OR | 76 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +0.3% |
| 19Clearlake, CA | 76 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.6% |
| 20Athens, TX | 76 | 7 | 2.1 | $3M | +7.5% |
| 21Owatonna, MN | 76 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +0.2% |
| 22Jasper, IN | 76 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.9% |
| 23Warrensburg, MO | 76 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +4.9% |
| 24Moses Lake, WA | 76 | 14 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +6.3% |
| 25Ocean Pines, MD | 76 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +3.7% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 29 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +25.4% |
| 2Boone County, IN | 93 | 14 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +13.5% |
| 3Franklin County, WA | 91 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +5.6% |
| 4Yuba County, CA | 90 | 7 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +8.2% |
| 5Lyon County, NV | 90 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +9.5% |
| 6Frederick County, VA | 89 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +8.8% |
| 7Madera County, CA | 89 | 13 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +7.4% |
| 8Lewis County, WA | 89 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% |
| 9Hancock County, IN | 88 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +13.5% |
| 10Limestone County, AL | 87 | 10 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +18.0% |
| 11Warrick County, IN | 85 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.3M | +4.4% |
| 12Union County, OH | 85 | 6 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +16.5% |
| 13Calaveras County, CA | 85 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +2.8% |
| 14Polk County, OR | 85 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +2.3% |
| 15Weld County, CO | 85 | 51 | 4.1 | $3M | +14.2% |
| 16Morgan County, IN | 84 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.8M | +4.4% |
| 17Adams County, CO | 84 | 69 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +6.6% |
| 18Nye County, NV | 84 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +10.3% |
| 19Stevens County, WA | 84 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +6.6% |
| 20Fairfield County, OH | 84 | 25 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% |
| 21Pickaway County, OH | 83 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +7.4% |
| 22Licking County, OH | 83 | 25 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% |
| 23Dallas County, IA | 82 | 13 | 3.1 | $4.2M | +17.8% |
| 24Suffolk city, VA | 82 | 8 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +10.4% |
| 25Clay County, MN | 82 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.6% |
Scored: 387 metro areas, 378 small-town markets and 1,334 counties, each with at least 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on memberships, classes and admissions over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Martial arts and dance studios figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Martial arts and dance studios by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Tuscaloosa metro area · 63
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 58
- ArizonaTop metro area: Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area · 78
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 39
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Yuba City metro area · 86
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 85
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area · 49
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 50
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 58
- FloridaTop metro area: Wildwood-The Villages metro area · 81
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Warner Robins metro area · 69
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 52
- IdahoTop metro area: Coeur d’Alene metro area · 71
- IllinoisTop metro area: Bloomington metro area · 59
- IndianaTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 81
- IowaTop metro area: Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro area · 65
- KansasTop metro area: Wichita metro area · 54
- KentuckyTop metro area: Bowling Green metro area · 71
- LouisianaTop metro area: Hammond metro area · 63
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 54
- MarylandTop metro area: Lexington Park metro area · 70
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Barnstable Town metro area · 53
- MichiganTop metro area: Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area · 68
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Rochester metro area · 64
- MississippiTop metro area: Gulfport-Biloxi metro area · 41
- MissouriTop metro area: Jefferson City metro area · 65
- MontanaTop metro area: Helena metro area · 71
- NebraskaTop metro area: Lincoln metro area · 54
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 67
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 41
- New JerseyTop metro area: Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area · 53
- New MexicoTop metro area: Las Cruces metro area · 63
- New YorkTop metro area: Glens Falls metro area · 50
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Greenville metro area · 53
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 77
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 73
- OklahomaTop metro area: Oklahoma City metro area · 38
- OregonTop metro area: Albany metro area · 81
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Gettysburg metro area · 79
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 31
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area · 73
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 71
- TennesseeTop metro area: Chattanooga metro area · 60
- TexasTop metro area: Midland metro area · 78
- UtahTop metro area: St. George metro area · 55
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 32
- VirginiaTop metro area: Winchester metro area · 63
- WashingtonTop metro area: Longview-Kelso metro area · 81
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Huntington-Ashland metro area · 47
- WisconsinTop metro area: Racine-Mount Pleasant metro area · 73
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 78
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Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios?
The top 5 are Yuba City, CA (86); Greeley, CO (85); Wildwood-The Villages, FL (81); Albany, OR (81); and Longview-Kelso, WA (81). The score compares each of 387 scored metro areas with the others for martial arts and dance studios.
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the U.S.?
There are 62,976 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the U.S. as of September 2026. 4,678 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 37,200 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $127.1B a year, or $983 per household. Spread across the 62,976 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address anywhere in the U.S. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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