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Martial arts and dance studios in Hernando County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #728 of 1,334 scored counties
#21 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
41
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $619 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,701
+13.3% 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

Households in Hernando County spend about $51M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $619 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per studio, 38% 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 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Hernando County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Hernando County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 8,248 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Hernando County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hernando County grew 13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Hernando County is 49 (lower middle), #728 of 1,334 scored counties and #21 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Hernando 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 Hernando County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHernando CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.24.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$2M
Households per official establishment8,2483,2973,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$619$764$983
Median household income$66,058$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$340K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,701+13.3% since 2020
Households
82,475
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
438
Median household income
$66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,501
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
51,235
Daytime population
179,810Residents 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 Hernando 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
21Hernando County, FL49415.0$1.2M+13.3%#728 of 1,334

Other business types in Hernando 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 Hernando County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 martial arts and dance studios in Hernando County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $51M a year, or $619 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hernando County has 5.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Hernando County would have about 25, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,248 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Hernando County scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #728 of 1,334 scored counties.

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