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Martial arts and dance studios in Dallas County, IA
How Dallas County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #23 of 1,334 scored counties
#1 of 31 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,457
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
Dallas County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #23 of 1,334 scored counties and #1 of 31 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Dallas County comes to about $54.4M a year: $1,281 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 martial arts and dance studios, that is $4.2M per studio, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 3,539 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dallas County grew 17.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Dallas County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,539 | 4,400 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,281 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $102,379 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 290
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,457+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 42,471
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,324
- Median home value
- $355,600
- Jobs located here
- 53,926
- Daytime population
- 106,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dallas County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 82 | 13 | 3.1 | $4.2M | +17.8% | #23 of 1,334 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 73 | 11 | 5.3 | $2M | +9.0% | #123 of 1,334 |
| 3Black Hawk County, IA | 67 | 13 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #212 of 1,334 |
| 4Johnson County, IA | 62 | 27 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +4.6% | #332 of 1,334 |
| 5Marion County, IA | 59 | 6 | 4.5 | $2M | +2.3% | #411 of 1,334 |
| 6Story County, IA | 57 | 16 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #464 of 1,334 |
| 7Dubuque County, IA | 54 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #545 of 1,334 |
| 8Polk County, IA | 54 | 111 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #557 of 1,334 |
| 9Scott County, IA | 51 | 38 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #644 of 1,334 |
| 10Woodbury County, IA | 51 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +0.7% | #647 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 classes73
- Gyms70
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios62
- Martial arts and dance studios82
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Dallas County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 martial arts and dance studios in Dallas County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Dallas County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $54.4M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, IA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Dallas County has 3.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $4.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Dallas County would have about 27, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,539 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County scores 82 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #23 of 1,334 scored counties.
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