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Martial arts and dance studios in Woodbury County, IA
The martial arts and dance studios in Woodbury County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #647 of 1,334 scored counties
#10 of 31 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 20
- 6 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,649
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Woodbury County comes to about $34M a year: $836 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 16% 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 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Woodbury County as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Woodbury County in 2023. That is one for every 5,814 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Woodbury County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Woodbury County is 51 (upper middle), #647 of 1,334 scored counties and #10 of 31 scored counties in Iowa.
How Woodbury 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 | Woodbury County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,814 | 4,400 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $836 | $890 | $983 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $464K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,649+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,699
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,682
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 50,646
- Daytime population
- 104,991Residents 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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 classes44
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios54
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Woodbury County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 martial arts and dance studios in Woodbury County. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Woodbury County, IA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $34M a year, or $836 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodbury County, IA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Woodbury County has 4.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,814 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Woodbury County scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #647 of 1,334 scored counties.
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