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Martial arts and dance studios in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 65
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,098
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 martial arts and dance studios in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area spend about $99.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $831 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per studio, 24% 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 27 businesses with payroll in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,436 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $550K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is 47 (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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.
| Measure | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,436 | 3,297 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | +21.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $831 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $81,993 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27+22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 654 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $550K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,098+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 119,773
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 152
- Median household income
- $81,993+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,705
- Median home value
- $364,100
- Jobs located here
- 125,751
- Daytime population
- 308,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| 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 |
| 14Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 47 | 65 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +9.4% | #235 of 387 |
Other business types in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
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 classes35
- Gyms31
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios30
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $99.5M a year, or $831 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 119,773 households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area would have about 49, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,436 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area at 315,098 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,773 households. Median household income in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is $81,993, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas.
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