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Martial arts and dance studios in Leon County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,082 of 1,334 scored counties
#37 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
65
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
30
+20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$85.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $698 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,048
+1.7% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Leon County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,082 of 1,334 scored counties and #37 of 44 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Leon County spend about $85.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $698 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per studio, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Leon County has 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Leon County was 30 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,087 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Leon 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 Leon County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLeon CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.35.24.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.5M$2M
Households per official establishment4,0873,2973,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+21.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$698$764$983
Median household income$66,287$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 30+20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
653 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Leon 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 Leon County

Population, 2025 estimate
299,048+1.7% since 2020
Households
122,597
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
445
Median household income
$66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,045
Median home value
$301,800
Jobs located here
170,719
Daytime population
341,629Residents 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 Leon 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
37Leon County, FL33655.3$1.3M+1.7%#1,082 of 1,334

Other business types in Leon 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 Leon County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 martial arts and dance studios in Leon County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $85.6M a year, or $698 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leon County has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Leon County would have about 42, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,087 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Leon County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 33 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,082 of 1,334 scored counties.

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