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Martial arts and dance studios in Wexford County, MI

How Wexford 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,104 of 1,334 scored counties
#41 of 43 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $710 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,445
+2.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Wexford County is 32 (lower middle), #1,104 of 1,334 scored counties and #41 of 43 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 martial arts and dance studios in Wexford County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $710 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Wexford County spend about $9.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 7 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.4M per studio, 31% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wexford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Wexford County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureWexford CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.14.04.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6463,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$710$902$983
Median household income$61,085$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3262

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
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Wexford 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 Wexford County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,445+2.3% since 2020
Households
13,696
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$61,085+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,703
Median home value
$170,400
Jobs located here
12,506
Daytime population
34,920Residents 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 Wexford 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
41Wexford County, MI3275.1$1.4M+2.3%#1,104 of 1,334

Other business types in Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI?

There are 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Wexford County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Wexford County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.7M a year, or $710 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 13,696 households in Wexford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wexford County has 5.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Wexford County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Wexford County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Wexford County at 34,445 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,696 households. Median household income in Wexford County is $61,085, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Wexford County scores 32 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,104 of 1,334 scored counties.

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