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Martial arts and dance studios in Hardee County, FL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $582 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,932
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 martial arts and dance studios in Hardee County. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Hardee County spend about $4.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $582 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.4M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hardee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardee County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Hardee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hardee 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 Hardee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHardee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.45.24.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.5M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2973,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$582$764$983
Median household income$60,489$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Hardee 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 Hardee County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,932+2.4% since 2020
Households
8,219
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$60,489+56.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,981
Median home value
$153,600
Jobs located here
6,991
Daytime population
22,490Residents 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 Hardee 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
Hardee County, FLNot scored22.4$2.4M+2.4%

Other business types in Hardee 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 Hardee County, FL?

There are 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Hardee County as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hardee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $582 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 8,219 households in Hardee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hardee County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is Hardee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hardee County at 25,932 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,219 households. Median household income in Hardee County is $60,489, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.4%, 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. Hardee County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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