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Martial arts and dance studios in Anoka County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #114 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
58
9 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
37
+19.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$158.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,152 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,605
+4.7% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Anoka County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #114 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 martial arts and dance studios in Anoka County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 16%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $1,152 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Anoka County spend about $158.3M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 58 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.7M per studio, 35% 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 37 businesses with payroll in Anoka County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,714 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Anoka County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anoka County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Anoka County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Anoka County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureAnoka CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.24.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.6M$2M
Households per official establishment3,7143,6583,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.4%+4.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,152$1,085$983
Median household income$101,869$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 37+19.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
376
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
589 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
381,605+4.7% since 2020
Households
137,432
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
878
Median household income
$101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,024
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
136,618
Daytime population
310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Anoka County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clay County, MN8262.3$4.1M+3.6%#25 of 1,334
2Sherburne County, MN79133.7$3.2M+6.8%#47 of 1,334
3Wright County, MN79254.6$2.6M+11.1%#53 of 1,334
4Scott County, MN77264.7$3.1M+5.1%#67 of 1,334
5Washington County, MN76393.7$3.7M+6.9%#74 of 1,334
6Isanti County, MN7574.3$2.2M+7.3%#85 of 1,334
7Kandiyohi County, MN7352.8$3M+2.3%#111 of 1,334
8Anoka County, MN73584.2$2.7M+4.7%#114 of 1,334
9Rice County, MN7393.8$2.5M+4.2%#119 of 1,334
10Otter Tail County, MN7262.4$3.6M+1.6%#124 of 1,334

Other business types in Anoka 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 Anoka County, MN?

Anoka County has 58 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Anoka County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $158.3M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anoka County has 4.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Anoka County would have about 78, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,714 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 73 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #114 of 1,334 scored counties.

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