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Martial arts and dance studios in Marion County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Marion County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 1,334 scored counties
#5 of 31 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,192
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Marion County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in Marion County spend about $12.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $907 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each studio on map listings, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 4,439 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Marion County is 59 (upper middle), #411 of 1,334 scored counties and #5 of 31 scored counties in Iowa.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,439 | 4,400 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $907 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,680 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,192+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,316
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $78,680+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,547
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,073
- Daytime population
- 36,093Residents 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 classes45
- Gyms50
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Marion County, IA?
Marion County has 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.1M a year, or $907 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 13,316 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Marion 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 $2M, in line with 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,439 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 34,192 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,316 households. Median household income in Marion County is $78,680, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Marion County scores 59 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #411 of 1,334 scored counties.
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