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Martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,261 of 1,334 scored counties
#42 of 43 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $726 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,827
−0.3% 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

Dickinson County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,261 of 1,334 scored counties and #42 of 43 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $726 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $8.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 46% 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 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Dickinson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dickinson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Dickinson County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.74.04.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6463,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$726$902$983
Median household income$65,156$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,827−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,905
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
761 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$65,156+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,228
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
13,968
Daytime population
28,673Residents 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 Dickinson 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
42Dickinson County, MI2086.7$1.1M−0.3%#1,261 of 1,334

Other business types in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 martial arts and dance studios in Dickinson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dickinson County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.6M a year, or $726 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 11,905 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickinson County has 6.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Dickinson County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 25,827 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,905 households. The median household income in Dickinson County is $65,156 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Dickinson County scores 20 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,261 of 1,334 scored counties.

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