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Martial arts and dance studios in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #115 of 378 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Alabama

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $536 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,764
0.0% 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

Households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area spend about $20.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $536 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Talladega-Sylacauga area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Talladega-Sylacauga area in 2023. That is one for every 12,687 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Talladega-Sylacauga area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, the Talladega-Sylacauga area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #115 of 378 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.

How the Talladega-Sylacauga area 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureTalladega-Sylacauga areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.54.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.9M$2M
Households per official establishment12,6875,6423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$536$656$983
Median household income$57,722$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$64K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Talladega-Sylacauga area, 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 the Talladega-Sylacauga area

Population, 2025 estimate
91,7640.0% since 2020
Households
38,062
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,388 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$57,722
Average household income
$72,187
Median home value
$144,400
Jobs located here
28,443
Daytime population
80,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Alabama

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Talladega-Sylacauga area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alabama

Small-town markets in Alabama ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
LaGrange, GA-AL7161.5$3.8M+3.0%#41 of 378
1Enterprise, AL6473.3$2M+6.3%#90 of 378
2Albertville, AL64133.6$1.8M+6.0%#93 of 378
3Cullman, AL6392.5$2.4M+6.7%#96 of 378
4Fort Payne, AL6151.9$2.6M+3.4%#108 of 378
5Scottsboro, AL6052.3$2.3M+3.3%#114 of 378
6Talladega-Sylacauga, AL6092.4$2.3M0.0%#115 of 378

Other business types in the Talladega-Sylacauga area

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 martial arts and dance studios in the Talladega-Sylacauga area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $20.4M a year, or $536 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 38,062 households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 2.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Talladega-Sylacauga area would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,687 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area growing?

Population estimates put the Talladega-Sylacauga area at 91,764 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,062 households. The median household income in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is $57,722 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Talladega-Sylacauga area scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #115 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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