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Martial arts and dance studios in Sacramento County, CA

How Sacramento 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #178 of 1,334 scored counties
#17 of 47 scored counties in California

Listings
275
26 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
154
+35.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$722.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,265 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,618,460
+2.0% 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

At $1,265 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Sacramento County spend about $722.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 275 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.6M per studio, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 275 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Sacramento County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sacramento County was 154 in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,708 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sacramento County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sacramento County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Sacramento County is 69 (upper middle), #178 of 1,334 scored counties and #17 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sacramento 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Sacramento County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSacramento CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.84.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment3,7082,6013,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.1%+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,265$1,435$983
Median household income$92,175$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6957

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
114 → 154+35.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,454
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
27526 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
358The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$3.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
Households
571,057
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
965 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,651
Median household income
$92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,155
Median home value
$534,200
Jobs located here
724,651
Daytime population
1,607,887Residents 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 counties in California for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in California, with Sacramento County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA9072.4$4.1M+8.2%#4 of 1,334
2Madera County, CA89132.9$3.7M+7.4%#7 of 1,334
3Calaveras County, CA8552.7$4.3M+2.8%#13 of 1,334
4Kern County, CA791013.5$2.8M+2.3%#50 of 1,334
5San Joaquin County, CA791255.1$2.5M+5.5%#54 of 1,334
6Tulare County, CA78523.6$2.7M+2.4%#60 of 1,334
7Merced County, CA78364.2$2.2M+5.1%#62 of 1,334
8Yolo County, CA77273.5$3.8M+3.1%#64 of 1,334
9San Benito County, CA77104.9$3.2M+8.6%#66 of 1,334
10Lake County, CA7383.0$3.1M−0.6%#110 of 1,334
17Sacramento County, CA692754.8$2.6M+2.0%#178 of 1,334

Other business types in Sacramento County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Sacramento County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 275 martial arts and dance studios in Sacramento County. 26 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Sacramento County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $722.5M a year, or $1,265 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 275 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sacramento County, CA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Sacramento 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 $2.6M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 358, against 275 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,708 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. 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. Sacramento County scores 69 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #178 of 1,334 scored counties.

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