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Martial arts and dance studios in Delta County, MI

How Delta County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #967 of 1,334 scored counties
#39 of 43 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $706 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,582
−0.8% 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

Households in Delta County spend about $11.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $706 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Delta County has 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Delta County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 5,324 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delta County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Delta County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #967 of 1,334 scored counties and #39 of 43 scored counties in Michigan.

How Delta County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Delta County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDelta CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.04.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment5,3245,6463,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$706$902$983
Median household income$57,809$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$53K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 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 Delta 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 Delta County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,582−0.8% since 2020
Households
15,971
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,171 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,809+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,442
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,720
Daytime population
35,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allegan County, MI80153.3$2.8M+2.1%#44 of 1,334
2Ottawa County, MI75343.1$3.4M+3.9%#78 of 1,334
3Van Buren County, MI7472.3$3.5M+0.7%#87 of 1,334
4Barry County, MI7472.9$3.1M+2.2%#91 of 1,334
5Livingston County, MI74314.1$3.1M+1.7%#93 of 1,334
6Clinton County, MI74123.8$2.7M+1.6%#96 of 1,334
7Muskegon County, MI70203.0$2.5M+1.8%#166 of 1,334
8Monroe County, MI69264.1$2.2M+0.7%#186 of 1,334
9St. Clair County, MI68192.8$3M+0.1%#196 of 1,334
10Berrien County, MI68193.0$2.8M−1.3%#201 of 1,334
39Delta County, MI3974.4$1.6M−0.8%#967 of 1,334

Other business types in Delta 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 Delta County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 martial arts and dance studios in Delta County. One of them (14%) 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 Delta County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $11.3M a year, or $706 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 15,971 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delta County has 4.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Delta County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,324 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Delta County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Delta County at 36,582 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,971 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,809 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Delta County scores 39 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #967 of 1,334 scored counties.

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