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Martial arts and dance studios in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #274 of 378 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
39
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$49.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $904 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,647
−3.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Eureka-Arcata area comes to about $49.7M a year: $904 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.3M per studio, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 39 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Eureka-Arcata area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Eureka-Arcata area in 2023. That is one for every 5,492 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Eureka-Arcata area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Eureka-Arcata area is 38 (lower middle), #274 of 378 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in California.

How the Eureka-Arcata area 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Eureka-Arcata, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureEureka-Arcata areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.15.84.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment5,4922,6013,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$904$1,435$983
Median household income$61,160$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
91
Annual payroll, 2023
$854K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
390 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area

Population, 2025 estimate
131,647−3.4% since 2020
Households
54,922
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,194
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
48,178
Daytime population
133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across California

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Eureka-Arcata area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clearlake, CA7683.0$3.1M−0.6%#19 of 378
2Ukiah, CA72113.2$3.1M−3.5%#37 of 378
3Red Bluff, CA6883.2$2.8M−1.7%#57 of 378
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA59146.4$2M+0.9%#129 of 378
4Sonora, CA58125.3$2M−4.0%#134 of 378
5Truckee-Grass Valley, CA42378.6$1.5M−0.4%#248 of 378
6Eureka-Arcata, CA38397.1$1.3M−3.4%#274 of 378
7Susanville, CA2388.7$1M−13.1%#354 of 378

Other business types in the Eureka-Arcata area

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Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 martial arts and dance studios in the Eureka-Arcata area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $49.7M a year, or $904 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Eureka-Arcata area has 7.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 25, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,492 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. 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 Eureka-Arcata area scores 38 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #274 of 378 scored small-town markets.

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