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Martial arts and dance studios in Livingston County, MI
How Livingston 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 1,334 scored counties
#5 of 43 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $94.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,315
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Livingston County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #93 of 1,334 scored counties and #5 of 43 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 martial arts and dance studios in Livingston County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 10%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Livingston County comes to about $94.8M a year: $1,240 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.1M per studio, 52% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Livingston County in 2023. That is one for every 4,497 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Livingston County. Population estimates show Livingston County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Livingston 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.
| Measure | Livingston County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.3M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,497 | 5,646 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,240 | $902 | $983 |
| Median household income | $103,039 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,315+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 76,445
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 346
- Median household income
- $103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,893
- Median home value
- $356,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,513
- Daytime population
- 172,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Livingston County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Allegan County, MI | 80 | 15 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #44 of 1,334 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 75 | 34 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #78 of 1,334 |
| 3Van Buren County, MI | 74 | 7 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #87 of 1,334 |
| 4Barry County, MI | 74 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +2.2% | #91 of 1,334 |
| 5Livingston County, MI | 74 | 31 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #93 of 1,334 |
| 6Clinton County, MI | 74 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #96 of 1,334 |
| 7Muskegon County, MI | 70 | 20 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #166 of 1,334 |
| 8Monroe County, MI | 69 | 26 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #186 of 1,334 |
| 9St. Clair County, MI | 68 | 19 | 2.8 | $3M | +0.1% | #196 of 1,334 |
| 10Berrien County, MI | 68 | 19 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #201 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Livingston County
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 classes70
- Gyms74
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios69
- Martial arts and dance studios74
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Livingston County, MI?
Livingston County has 31 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Livingston County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $94.8M a year, or $1,240 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, MI compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Livingston County 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 $3.1M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Livingston County would have about 47, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,497 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. 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. Livingston County scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #93 of 1,334 scored counties.
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