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Martial arts and dance studios in Tuscola County, MI

The martial arts and dance studios in Tuscola County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #752 of 1,334 scored counties
#34 of 43 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $683 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,680
−1.2% 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

At $683 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Tuscola County spend about $14.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Tuscola County has 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Tuscola County in 2023. That is one for every 7,166 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Tuscola County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, Tuscola County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #752 of 1,334 scored counties and #34 of 43 scored counties in Michigan.

How Tuscola 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 Tuscola County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureTuscola CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.04.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment7,1665,6463,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$683$902$983
Median household income$63,811$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$106K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,680−1.2% since 2020
Households
21,498
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,133
Median home value
$149,500
Jobs located here
10,757
Daytime population
44,077Residents 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 Tuscola 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
34Tuscola County, MI4783.7$1.8M−1.2%#752 of 1,334

Other business types in Tuscola 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 Tuscola County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 martial arts and dance studios in Tuscola County. One of them (13%) 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 Tuscola County, MI spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $14.7M a year, or $683 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuscola County has 3.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Tuscola County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,166 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #752 of 1,334 scored counties.

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