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Martial arts and dance studios in Pima County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #359 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 211
- 8 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $436.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 martial arts and dance studios in Pima County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 4%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pima County comes to about $436.4M a year: $997 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 211 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.1M per studio, 3% 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 111 businesses with payroll in Pima County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,944 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pima County.
Population estimates show Pima County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pima County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #359 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,944 | 3,793 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +25.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $997 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105 → 111+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 753
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 29 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +25.4% | #1 of 1,334 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 79 | 41 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #51 of 1,334 |
| 3Mohave County, AZ | 77 | 28 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +6.5% | #69 of 1,334 |
| 4Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #104 of 1,334 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 72 | 773 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +5.5% | #130 of 1,334 |
| 6Gila County, AZ | 65 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +0.9% | #250 of 1,334 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 65 | 14 | 3.5 | $2M | +3.0% | #264 of 1,334 |
| 8Pima County, AZ | 61 | 211 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #359 of 1,334 |
| 9Santa Cruz County, AZ | 60 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +4.8% | #379 of 1,334 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 59 | 18 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +0.6% | #396 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Pima 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 classes59
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios53
- Martial arts and dance studios61
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Pima County, AZ?
There are 211 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $436.4M a year, or $997 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Pima County has 4.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Pima County would have about 216, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,944 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 61 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #359 of 1,334 scored counties.
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