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Martial arts and dance studios in Pope County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Pope County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #934 of 1,334 scored counties
#7 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 martial arts and dance studios in Pope County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pope County comes to about $14.1M a year: $578 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, in line with 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pope County in 2023. That is one for every 2,705 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Pope County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #934 of 1,334 scored counties and #7 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pope County 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,705 | 4,963 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $578 | $617 | $983 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $412K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pope County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 67 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.1M | +7.6% | #228 of 1,334 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 50 | 63 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +16.0% | #680 of 1,334 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 45 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #834 of 1,334 |
| 4Faulkner County, AR | 41 | 24 | 4.9 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #924 of 1,334 |
| 5Washington County, AR | 41 | 52 | 5.4 | $1.3M | +9.9% | #925 of 1,334 |
| 6White County, AR | 41 | 14 | 4.7 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #930 of 1,334 |
| 7Pope County, AR | 40 | 7 | 2.9 | $2M | +2.5% | #934 of 1,334 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 39 | 8 | 3.4 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #964 of 1,334 |
| 9Craighead County, AR | 35 | 20 | 4.5 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #1,043 of 1,334 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 34 | 68 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #1,055 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Pope 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 classes28
- Gyms36
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios40
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Pope County, AR?
Pope County has 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $14.1M a year, or $578 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Pope County has 2.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,705 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 40 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #934 of 1,334 scored counties.
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