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Martial arts and dance studios in El Dorado County, CA
How El Dorado County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #275 of 1,334 scored counties
#22 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 41
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,549 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 martial arts and dance studios in El Dorado County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in El Dorado County comes to about $118M a year: $1,549 per household, 58% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 43% 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 27 businesses with payroll in El Dorado County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,822 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in El Dorado County.
Population estimates show El Dorado County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in El Dorado County is 64 (upper middle), #275 of 1,334 scored counties and #22 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Dorado County compares
The same measures for California 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 | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,822 | 2,601 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.0% | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,549 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 27+35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 90 | 7 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +8.2% | #4 of 1,334 |
| 2Madera County, CA | 89 | 13 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +7.4% | #7 of 1,334 |
| 3Calaveras County, CA | 85 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +2.8% | #13 of 1,334 |
| 4Kern County, CA | 79 | 101 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #50 of 1,334 |
| 5San Joaquin County, CA | 79 | 125 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +5.5% | #54 of 1,334 |
| 6Tulare County, CA | 78 | 52 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #60 of 1,334 |
| 7Merced County, CA | 78 | 36 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +5.1% | #62 of 1,334 |
| 8Yolo County, CA | 77 | 27 | 3.5 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #64 of 1,334 |
| 9San Benito County, CA | 77 | 10 | 4.9 | $3.2M | +8.6% | #66 of 1,334 |
| 10Lake County, CA | 73 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −0.6% | #110 of 1,334 |
| 22El Dorado County, CA | 64 | 41 | 5.4 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #275 of 1,334 |
Other business types in El Dorado 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
- Gyms60
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios51
- Martial arts and dance studios64
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in El Dorado County, CA?
There are 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in El Dorado County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $118M a year, or $1,549 per household. That is 58% above the U.S. average (an index of 158, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
El Dorado County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.9M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 59, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,822 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 64 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #275 of 1,334 scored counties.
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