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Martial arts and dance studios in Tulare County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Tulare County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #60 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 47 scored counties in California

Listings
52
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$139.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $975 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
485,146
+2.4% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Tulare County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #60 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 martial arts and dance studios in Tulare County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Tulare County comes to about $139.6M a year: $975 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 52 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.7M per studio, 33% 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.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Tulare County in 2023. That is one for every 7,955 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Tulare County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tulare 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 Tulare County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTulare CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.65.84.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.5M$2M
Households per official establishment7,9552,6013,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$975$1,435$983
Median household income$71,300$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 18
Employees, 2023
145
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
522 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Tulare 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 Tulare County

Population, 2025 estimate
485,146+2.4% since 2020
Households
143,195
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,824 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,178
Median home value
$330,100
Jobs located here
170,584
Daytime population
466,926Residents 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 Tulare 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

Other business types in Tulare 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 Tulare County, CA?

Tulare County has 52 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $139.6M a year, or $975 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tulare County has 3.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Tulare County would have about 69, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,955 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 78 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #60 of 1,334 scored counties.

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