Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Michigan
Martial arts and dance studios in the Holland, MI area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Holland, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #5 of 378 scored small-town markets
#1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Holland area scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #5 of 378 scored small-town markets and #1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for martial arts and dance studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 martial arts and dance studios in the Holland area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Holland area spend about $42.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $939 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per studio, 41% above the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Holland area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 11,381 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Holland area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Holland area 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.
| Measure | Holland area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,381 | 5,646 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $939 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Holland 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 Holland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Holland area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 85 | 15 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #5 of 378 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 67 | 6 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #62 of 378 |
| 2Adrian, MI | 66 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −1.6% | #73 of 378 |
| 3Mount Pleasant, MI | 63 | 6 | 2.4 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #94 of 378 |
| 4Coldwater, MI | 61 | 6 | 3.5 | $2M | +2.5% | #110 of 378 |
| 5Petoskey, MI | 57 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −1.0% | #138 of 378 |
| 6Ludington, MI | 56 | 5 | 3.9 | $2M | 0.0% | #143 of 378 |
| 7Marquette, MI | 56 | 13 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #145 of 378 |
| 8Owosso, MI | 52 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #177 of 378 |
| 9Cadillac, MI | 49 | 8 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #203 of 378 |
Other business types in the Holland 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 classes86
- Gyms86
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios85
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Holland, MI area?
There are 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Holland area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Holland, MI area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $42.7M a year, or $939 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in the Holland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Holland, MI area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Holland area has 3.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Holland area would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,381 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Holland, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Holland area at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. Median household income in the Holland area is $83,283, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Holland area scores 85 for martial arts and dance studios (high), #5 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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