Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Arkansas
Martial arts and dance studios in the Pine Bluff, AR area
How the Pine Bluff, AR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #377 of 378 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $966K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,211
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, the Pine Bluff area has a Groundwork market score of 4 (very low): #377 of 378 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 martial arts and dance studios in the Pine Bluff area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Pine Bluff area comes to about $13.5M a year: $502 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 martial arts and dance studios, that is $966K per studio, 52% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Pine Bluff area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Pine Bluff area from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Pine Bluff area compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Pine Bluff area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $966K | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,963 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $502 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $51,605 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,211−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,948
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $51,605
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $117,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,800
- Daytime population
- 69,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Pine Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Russellville, AR | 53 | 7 | 2.1 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #159 of 378 |
| 2Searcy, AR | 44 | 14 | 4.7 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #241 of 378 |
| 3Paragould, AR | 35 | 10 | 5.6 | $977K | +3.4% | #302 of 378 |
| 4Harrison, AR | 25 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #348 of 378 |
| 5El Dorado, AR | 17 | 6 | 4.0 | $1.4M | −5.2% | #364 of 378 |
| 6Malvern, AR | 17 | 7 | 5.7 | $899K | +1.1% | #366 of 378 |
| 7Camden, AR | 7 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #374 of 378 |
| 8Magnolia, AR | 5 | 7 | 8.3 | $647K | −3.7% | #376 of 378 |
| 9Pine Bluff, AR | 4 | 14 | 5.2 | $966K | −5.6% | #377 of 378 |
Other business types in the Pine Bluff area
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 classes16
- Gyms31
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios4
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Pine Bluff, AR area?
There are 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Pine Bluff area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Pine Bluff area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Pine Bluff, AR area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $13.5M a year, or $502 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $966K 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 26,948 households in the Pine Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pine Bluff, AR area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Pine Bluff area has 5.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $966K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Pine Bluff area would have about 7, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Pine Bluff, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Pine Bluff area at 70,211 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,948 households. Median household income in the Pine Bluff area is $51,605, 36% 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 Pine Bluff area scores 4 for martial arts and dance studios (very low), #377 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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