Groundwork

Fitness and classes · County · Louisiana

Martial arts and dance studios in Vermilion Parish, LA

The martial arts and dance studios in Vermilion Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #987 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $570 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,671
+1.3% since 2020

See the martial arts and dance studios around any address in Vermilion Parish

The site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Vermilion Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Vermilion Parish comes to about $12.4M a year: $570 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Vermilion Parish has 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Vermilion Parish in 2023. That is one for every 7,266 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Vermilion Parish grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Vermilion Parish has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #987 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 30 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Vermilion Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Vermilion Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.94.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$2M
Households per official establishment7,2665,1423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$570$646$983
Median household income$55,707$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3823

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$159K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
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 Vermilion Parish, 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 Vermilion Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
57,671+1.3% since 2020
Households
21,797
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$55,707+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,600
Median home value
$163,300
Jobs located here
12,586
Daytime population
46,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Vermilion Parish?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the martial arts and dance studios on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Vermilion Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Martial arts and dance studios across Louisiana

Every Louisiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Vermilion Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tangipahoa Parish, LA65142.7$2.2M+5.8%#259 of 1,334
2Livingston Parish, LA59234.3$1.6M+8.5%#424 of 1,334
3Ascension Parish, LA48285.9$1.5M+6.4%#743 of 1,334
4St. Martin Parish, LA4252.6$2.3M−1.0%#879 of 1,334
5Acadia Parish, LA4052.3$2.2M−0.8%#931 of 1,334
6Vermilion Parish, LA3894.1$1.4M+1.3%#987 of 1,334
7Rapides Parish, LA37204.1$1.5M−2.9%#1,003 of 1,334
8Bossier Parish, LA35265.1$1.3M+2.5%#1,046 of 1,334
9St. Tammany Parish, LA34797.5$1.1M+5.3%#1,070 of 1,334
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LA32804.5$1.6M+0.1%#1,094 of 1,334

Other business types in Vermilion Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Vermilion Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 martial arts and dance studios in Vermilion Parish. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. 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 Vermilion Parish, LA spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12.4M a year, or $570 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 21,797 households in Vermilion Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vermilion Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Vermilion Parish has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Vermilion Parish would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,266 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Vermilion Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion Parish at 57,671 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,797 households. The median household income in Vermilion Parish is $55,707 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.2% 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. Vermilion Parish scores 38 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #987 of 1,334 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermilion Parish. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Vermilion Parish?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Vermilion Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.