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Martial arts and dance studios in Anchorage Municipality, AK
The martial arts and dance studios in Anchorage Municipality, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #513 of 1,334 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 64
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $153.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 martial arts and dance studios in Anchorage Municipality. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Anchorage Municipality comes to about $153.2M a year: $1,411 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Anchorage Municipality classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,649 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Anchorage Municipality is 55 (upper middle), #513 of 1,334 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,649 | 2,652 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.2% | +14.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,411 | $1,271 | $983 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 41+24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 370
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 643 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 69 | 23 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +10.4% | #187 of 1,334 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 55 | 64 | 5.9 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #513 of 1,334 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 53 | 20 | 5.5 | $2.2M | −1.4% | #569 of 1,334 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 52 | 15 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +5.1% | #615 of 1,334 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 31 | 12 | 9.1 | $1.5M | −1.8% | #1,125 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
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 classes56
- Gyms61
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios55
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
Anchorage Municipality has 64 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $153.2M a year, or $1,411 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Anchorage Municipality has 5.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 76, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,649 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 55 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #513 of 1,334 scored counties.
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