Market rankings · Florida
Martial arts and dance studios in Florida
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Florida, ranked by the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,555
- 346 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 2,655
- +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.7B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #46 of 51
- Market score 34 · Lower middle
A site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings around any address in Florida by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 4,555 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Florida as of September 2026. Of those, 346 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $764 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Florida spend about $6.7B a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Official counts show 2,655 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Florida in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,297 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 131 SBA-backed loans worth $57.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Florida.
Among the 50 states and DC, Florida ranks #46 for martial arts and dance studios, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest (81). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Palatka area scores highest (53).
Every market in Florida for martial arts and dance studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Florida, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 81 | 6 | 0.9 | $8.4M | +21.1% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 67 | 22 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +7.7% | #54 of 387 |
| 3Punta Gorda, FL | 65 | 32 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +15.5% | #68 of 387 |
| 4Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 64 | 121 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +14.4% | #70 of 387 |
| 5Naples-Marco Island, FL | 62 | 69 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +10.6% | #83 of 387 |
| 6Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 57 | 100 | 3.5 | $1.8M | +19.8% | #123 of 387 |
| 7Homosassa Springs, FL | 57 | 23 | 3.2 | $1.8M | +11.1% | #124 of 387 |
| 8Sebring, FL | 56 | 14 | 3.0 | $1.8M | +9.7% | #132 of 387 |
| 9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 56 | 38 | 4.3 | $1.6M | +15.7% | #133 of 387 |
| 10Ocala, FL | 55 | 55 | 3.3 | $1.7M | +17.3% | #141 of 387 |
| 11Port St. Lucie, FL | 53 | 76 | 3.7 | $2M | +16.0% | #159 of 387 |
| 12North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 48 | 184 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +13.2% | #212 of 387 |
| 13Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 48 | 95 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +6.5% | #214 of 387 |
| 14Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 47 | 65 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +9.4% | #235 of 387 |
| 15Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 44 | 132 | 4.5 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #255 of 387 |
| 16Gainesville, FL | 42 | 52 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +5.4% | #265 of 387 |
| 17Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 42 | 156 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +9.1% | #273 of 387 |
| 18Jacksonville, FL | 37 | 377 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +10.7% | #317 of 387 |
| 19Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 35 | 720 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +7.3% | #328 of 387 |
| 20Tallahassee, FL | 34 | 72 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #332 of 387 |
| 21Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 33 | 610 | 6.0 | $1.3M | +10.3% | #339 of 387 |
| 22Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 28 | 1,459 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #365 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Palatka, FL | 53 | 8 | 2.6 | $2M | +5.9% | #164 of 378 |
| 2Lake City, FL | 50 | 12 | 4.4 | $1.3M | +6.2% | #192 of 378 |
| 3Okeechobee, FL | 48 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.7M | +7.4% | #210 of 378 |
| 4Key West-Key Largo, FL | 31 | 22 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #319 of 378 |
| Clewiston, FL | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | $5.4M | +18.8% | |
| Arcadia, FL | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $6.1M | +8.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 81 | 6 | 0.9 | $8.4M | +21.1% | #32 of 1,334 |
| 2St. Lucie County, FL | 70 | 35 | 2.5 | $2.7M | +21.4% | #162 of 1,334 |
| 3Indian River County, FL | 70 | 22 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +7.7% | #165 of 1,334 |
| 4Flagler County, FL | 69 | 21 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +21.0% | #191 of 1,334 |
| 5Charlotte County, FL | 67 | 32 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +15.5% | #231 of 1,334 |
| 6Lee County, FL | 66 | 121 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +14.4% | #246 of 1,334 |
| 7Collier County, FL | 65 | 69 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +10.6% | #254 of 1,334 |
| 8Walton County, FL | 63 | 18 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +22.9% | #317 of 1,334 |
| 9Nassau County, FL | 62 | 17 | 4.3 | $2M | +17.4% | #338 of 1,334 |
| 10Manatee County, FL | 61 | 71 | 4.0 | $2M | +16.6% | #360 of 1,334 |
| 11Bay County, FL | 61 | 34 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +17.2% | #366 of 1,334 |
| 12Highlands County, FL | 60 | 14 | 3.0 | $1.8M | +9.7% | #387 of 1,334 |
| 13Citrus County, FL | 60 | 23 | 3.2 | $1.8M | +11.1% | #388 of 1,334 |
| 14Polk County, FL | 59 | 100 | 3.5 | $1.8M | +19.8% | #417 of 1,334 |
| 15Marion County, FL | 59 | 55 | 3.3 | $1.7M | +17.3% | #421 of 1,334 |
| 16Santa Rosa County, FL | 56 | 35 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +11.7% | #505 of 1,334 |
| 17Lake County, FL | 51 | 76 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +18.1% | #655 of 1,334 |
| 18Sarasota County, FL | 50 | 113 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +10.0% | #684 of 1,334 |
| 19Putnam County, FL | 49 | 8 | 2.6 | $2M | +5.9% | #701 of 1,334 |
| 20Pasco County, FL | 49 | 117 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +19.1% | #725 of 1,334 |
| 21Hernando County, FL | 49 | 41 | 5.0 | $1.2M | +13.3% | #728 of 1,334 |
| 22Escambia County, FL | 48 | 60 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #746 of 1,334 |
| 23Clay County, FL | 48 | 61 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +9.4% | #748 of 1,334 |
| 24Brevard County, FL | 47 | 156 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +9.1% | #770 of 1,334 |
| 25Okaloosa County, FL | 46 | 47 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #803 of 1,334 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Osceola County, FL | 46 | 69 | 4.8 | $1.4M | +23.2% | #806 of 1,334 |
| 27St. Johns County, FL | 46 | 93 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +25.0% | #807 of 1,334 |
| 28Columbia County, FL | 46 | 12 | 4.4 | $1.3M | +6.2% | #809 of 1,334 |
| 29Volusia County, FL | 44 | 111 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +9.1% | #851 of 1,334 |
| 30Hillsborough County, FL | 43 | 321 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +7.4% | #871 of 1,334 |
| 31Alachua County, FL | 42 | 47 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #889 of 1,334 |
| 32Okeechobee County, FL | 42 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.7M | +7.4% | #891 of 1,334 |
| 33Palm Beach County, FL | 41 | 347 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #913 of 1,334 |
| 34Duval County, FL | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #919 of 1,334 |
| 35Martin County, FL | 38 | 41 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #983 of 1,334 |
| 36Orange County, FL | 37 | 335 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +6.7% | #1,009 of 1,334 |
| 37Leon County, FL | 33 | 65 | 5.3 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #1,082 of 1,334 |
| 38Miami-Dade County, FL | 33 | 641 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +4.0% | #1,088 of 1,334 |
| 39Broward County, FL | 32 | 471 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #1,111 of 1,334 |
| 40Seminole County, FL | 32 | 130 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #1,116 of 1,334 |
| 41Suwannee County, FL | 30 | 8 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #1,146 of 1,334 |
| 42Jackson County, FL | 29 | 6 | 3.5 | $1.4M | +5.4% | #1,157 of 1,334 |
| 43Monroe County, FL | 26 | 22 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #1,190 of 1,334 |
| 44Pinellas County, FL | 25 | 241 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #1,204 of 1,334 |
| Levy County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | $5M | +12.7% | |
| Gadsden County, FL | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $2.7M | +2.0% | |
| Hendry County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $4.3M | +21.5% | |
| Wakulla County, FL | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $2.3M | +12.3% | |
| DeSoto County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $6.1M | +8.8% | |
| Baker County, FL | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +5.8% | |
| Bradford County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $2.6M | +0.3% | |
| Hardee County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $2.4M | +2.4% | |
| Washington County, FL | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $1.2M | +5.4% | |
| Taylor County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $3.8M | −2.5% | |
| Holmes County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $1.6M | +2.7% | |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $1.5M | +14.5% | |
| Madison County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $1.5M | +5.0% | |
| Dixie County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $2.6M | +8.0% | |
| Union County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $1.3M | +5.2% | |
| Gulf County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.7% | |
| Jefferson County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.1% | |
| Hamilton County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.3% | |
| Calhoun County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Glades County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.9% | |
| Franklin County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.3M | +4.5% | |
| Lafayette County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.8% | |
| Liberty County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Florida?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,555 martial arts and dance studios in Florida. 346 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 2,655 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Florida spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $6.7B a year, or $764 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,555 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 8,752,810 households in Florida and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florida compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Florida has 5.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Florida would have about 3,316, against 4,555 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,297 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Florida has the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios?
Among 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Palatka area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 44 scored counties in Florida, Sumter County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Florida scores 34 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #46 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Florida. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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