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Martial arts and dance studios in the Wichita, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Wichita, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 109
- 5 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $214.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,809
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Wichita metro area comes to about $214.9M a year: $843 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per studio, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Wichita metro area has 109 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in the Wichita metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,200 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Wichita metro area.
Population estimates show the Wichita metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, the Wichita metro area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #147 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Wichita metro area compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Wichita metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,200 | 4,178 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | +3.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $843 | $911 | $983 |
| Median household income | $70,655 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 364
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1095 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Wichita metro area, 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 the Wichita metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,809+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 254,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,148 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $70,655+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,221
- Median home value
- $201,200
- Jobs located here
- 300,232
- Daytime population
- 657,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Wichita metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 56 | 440 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 1Wichita, KS | 54 | 109 | 4.3 | $2M | +2.4% | #147 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 52 | 41 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #168 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 47 | 14 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #217 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 46 | 46 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #243 of 387 |
| 3Lawrence, KS | 40 | 24 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #284 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 29 | 28 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #356 of 387 |
Other business types in the Wichita metro area
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 classes64
- Gyms68
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios58
- Martial arts and dance studios54
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Wichita, KS metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 martial arts and dance studios in the Wichita metro area. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Wichita, KS metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $214.9M a year, or $843 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $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 254,776 households in the Wichita metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wichita, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Wichita metro area has 4.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Wichita metro area would have about 107, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,200 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Wichita, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wichita metro area at 663,809 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,776 households. The median household income in the Wichita metro area is $70,655 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The Wichita metro area scores 54 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #147 of 387 scored metro areas.
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