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Martial arts and dance studios in Volusia County, FL
The martial arts and dance studios in Volusia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #851 of 1,334 scored counties
#29 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 111
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $670 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Volusia County spend about $162M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $670 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 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 111 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Volusia County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,100 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $891K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Volusia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #851 of 1,334 scored counties and #29 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,100 | 3,297 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.7% | +21.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $670 | $764 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 59+1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $891K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Florida, with Volusia County marked.
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 |
| 29Volusia County, FL | 44 | 111 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +9.1% | #851 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Volusia 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 classes39
- Gyms46
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios44
- Martial arts and dance studios44
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Volusia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 111 martial arts and dance studios in Volusia County. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $162M a year, or $670 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Volusia County has 4.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% below 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, Volusia County would have about 80, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,100 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 44 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #851 of 1,334 scored counties.
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