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Martial arts and dance studios in Macomb County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #241 of 1,334 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
138
13 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
63
+1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$327.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $913 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
886,221
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 martial arts and dance studios in Macomb County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $913 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Macomb County spend about $327.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 18% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in Macomb County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,693 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Macomb County.

Population estimates put the population change in Macomb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Macomb County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #241 of 1,334 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Macomb 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 Macomb County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMacomb CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.04.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment5,6935,6463,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.6%+11.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$913$902$983
Median household income$77,837$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6662

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62 → 63+1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
492
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
162The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Macomb 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 Macomb County

Population, 2025 estimate
886,221+0.7% since 2020
Households
358,668
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,835
Median household income
$77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,852
Median home value
$243,900
Jobs located here
329,207
Daytime population
825,351Residents 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 Macomb 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
13Macomb County, MI661383.8$2.4M+0.7%#241 of 1,334

Other business types in Macomb 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 Macomb County, MI?

There are 138 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Macomb County as of September 2026. 13 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.

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

About $327.5M a year, or $913 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macomb County has 3.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Macomb County would have about 162, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,693 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 66 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #241 of 1,334 scored counties.

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