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Martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $958 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,077
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $958 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $8.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $2.1M per studio, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2M. 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 Dickinson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Dickinson County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dickinson 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.44.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,4003,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$958$890$983
Median household income$75,432$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,077+1.7% since 2020
Households
8,845
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,432+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,164
Median home value
$270,700
Jobs located here
10,412
Daytime population
20,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dickinson County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA82133.1$4.2M+17.8%#23 of 1,334
2Warren County, IA73115.3$2M+9.0%#123 of 1,334
3Black Hawk County, IA67132.4$3.4M+0.4%#212 of 1,334
4Johnson County, IA62274.3$2.3M+4.6%#332 of 1,334
5Marion County, IA5964.5$2M+2.3%#411 of 1,334
6Story County, IA57164.1$2.2M+2.7%#464 of 1,334
7Dubuque County, IA54184.4$2.1M+0.1%#545 of 1,334
8Polk County, IA541115.4$1.9M+4.8%#557 of 1,334
9Scott County, IA51385.2$1.8M+0.4%#644 of 1,334
10Woodbury County, IA51204.9$1.7M+0.7%#647 of 1,334
Dickinson County, IANot scored44.5$2.1M+1.7%

Other business types in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, IA?

Dickinson County has 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings 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 Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dickinson County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.5M a year, or $958 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 8,845 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickinson County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.

How fast is Dickinson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,077 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,845 households. Median household income in Dickinson County is $75,432, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Dickinson County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for martial arts and dance studios · All 56 business types in Dickinson County

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