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Martial arts and dance studios in Duval County, FL
The martial arts and dance studios in Duval County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #919 of 1,334 scored counties
#34 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 202
- 20 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- +22.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $294.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,062,963
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $710 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Duval County spend about $294.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.5M per studio, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 202 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Duval County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Duval County in 2023, up 22.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,610 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Duval County.
Population estimates put the population change in Duval County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Duval County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #919 of 1,334 scored counties and #34 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Duval 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.
| Measure | Duval County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,610 | 3,297 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.3% | +21.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $710 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,277 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 115+22.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 772
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Duval 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 Duval County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,062,963+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 415,128
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 763 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,341
- Median household income
- $71,277+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,654
- Median home value
- $303,500
- Jobs located here
- 590,497
- Daytime population
- 1,135,453Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| 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 |
| 34Duval County, FL | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #919 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Duval 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 classes40
- Gyms48
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Duval County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 martial arts and dance studios in Duval County. 20 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 22.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Duval County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $294.8M a year, or $710 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 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 415,128 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Duval County, FL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Duval County has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Duval County would have about 146, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,610 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Duval County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Duval County at 1,062,963 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 415,128 households. The median household income in Duval County is $71,277 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Duval County scores 41 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #919 of 1,334 scored counties.
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