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Martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County, AL
How Montgomery County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,098 of 1,334 scored counties
#23 of 26 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.3M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $605 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County is 32 (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,334 scored counties and #23 of 26 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Montgomery County comes to about $55.3M a year: $605 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 37 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 5,077 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery County. Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the martial arts and dance studios 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,077 | 5,642 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $605 | $656 | $983 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Montgomery 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.
Population and households in Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 87 | 10 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +18.0% | #10 of 1,334 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 73 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +5.1% | #121 of 1,334 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 72 | 8 | 2.3 | $3M | +7.1% | #127 of 1,334 |
| 4Shelby County, AL | 65 | 36 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +6.5% | #252 of 1,334 |
| 5Tuscaloosa County, AL | 62 | 25 | 2.8 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #328 of 1,334 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 62 | 20 | 2.9 | $2.3M | +8.6% | #329 of 1,334 |
| 7Coffee County, AL | 62 | 7 | 3.3 | $2M | +6.3% | #340 of 1,334 |
| 8Morgan County, AL | 61 | 9 | 1.8 | $3.7M | +2.6% | #344 of 1,334 |
| 9Cullman County, AL | 61 | 9 | 2.5 | $2.4M | +6.7% | #350 of 1,334 |
| 10Marshall County, AL | 59 | 13 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #418 of 1,334 |
| 23Montgomery County, AL | 32 | 37 | 4.0 | $1.5M | −1.1% | #1,098 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes24
- Gyms26
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios32
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Montgomery County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 martial arts and dance studios in Montgomery County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $55.3M a year, or $605 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Montgomery County has 4.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 27, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,077 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 32 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,334 scored counties.
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