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Martial arts and dance studios in San Diego County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in San Diego County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 1,334 scored counties
#39 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 816
- 58 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 532
- +24.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,490 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,282,248
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 816 martial arts and dance studios in San Diego County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in San Diego County comes to about $1.7B a year: $1,490 per household, 52% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in San Diego County was 532 in 2023, up 24.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,202 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $15.7M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in San Diego County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Diego County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Diego County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #626 of 1,334 scored counties and #39 of 47 scored counties in California.
How San Diego 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 | San Diego County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,202 | 2,601 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.3% | +20.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,490 | $1,435 | $983 |
| Median household income | $106,268 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 428 → 532+24.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,740
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $163M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81658 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 865The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $15.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in San Diego 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 San Diego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,282,248−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,171,278
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $106,268+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,250
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,516,991
- Daytime population
- 3,269,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in California, with San Diego County marked.
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 |
| 39San Diego County, CA | 51 | 816 | 7.0 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #626 of 1,334 |
Other business types in San Diego 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 classes47
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios36
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in San Diego County, CA?
San Diego County has 816 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 532 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 24.3% from 2019.
How much do households in San Diego County, CA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $1.7B a year, or $1,490 per household. That is 52% above the U.S. average (an index of 152, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 816 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 1,171,278 households in San Diego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Diego County, CA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
San Diego County has 7.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, San Diego County would have about 865, against 816 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,202 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is San Diego County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Diego County at 3,282,248 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,171,278 households. Median household income in San Diego County is $106,268, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. San Diego County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #626 of 1,334 scored counties.
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