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Martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, FL

The martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #809 of 1,334 scored counties
#28 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $571 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,094
+6.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Columbia County spend about $15.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $571 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.3M per studio, 35% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 9,143 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Columbia County.

Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Columbia County is 46 (lower middle), #809 of 1,334 scored counties and #28 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Columbia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.24.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.5M$2M
Households per official establishment9,1433,2973,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$571$764$983
Median household income$59,205$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$29K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,094+6.2% since 2020
Households
27,430
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,718
Median home value
$194,900
Jobs located here
24,625
Daytime population
67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Florida, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL8160.9$8.4M+21.1%#32 of 1,334
2St. Lucie County, FL70352.5$2.7M+21.4%#162 of 1,334
3Indian River County, FL70223.1$2.5M+7.7%#165 of 1,334
4Flagler County, FL69214.0$1.9M+21.0%#191 of 1,334
5Charlotte County, FL67323.5$1.9M+15.5%#231 of 1,334
6Lee County, FL661213.7$2.1M+14.4%#246 of 1,334
7Collier County, FL65694.2$2.3M+10.6%#254 of 1,334
8Walton County, FL63185.2$1.7M+22.9%#317 of 1,334
9Nassau County, FL62174.3$2M+17.4%#338 of 1,334
10Manatee County, FL61714.0$2M+16.6%#360 of 1,334
28Columbia County, FL46124.4$1.3M+6.2%#809 of 1,334

Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, FL?

There are 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.7M a year, or $571 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Columbia County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,143 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #809 of 1,334 scored counties.

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