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Martial arts and dance studios in Brown County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,014 of 1,334 scored counties
#33 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,517
−1.5% 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

Brown County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #1,014 of 1,334 scored counties and #33 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Brown County spend about $8.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $776 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Brown County has 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Brown County in 2023. That is one for every 3,676 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Brown 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 Brown County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.24.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.6M$2M
Households per official establishment3,6763,6583,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$776$1,085$983
Median household income$69,378$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$31K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,517−1.5% since 2020
Households
11,027
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$69,378+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,644
Median home value
$191,200
Jobs located here
13,020
Daytime population
27,131Residents 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 Brown 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
33Brown County, MN3654.5$1.7M−1.5%#1,014 of 1,334

Other business types in Brown 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 Brown County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Brown County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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 Brown County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $8.6M a year, or $776 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 11,027 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brown County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Brown County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,676 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Brown County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 25,517 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,027 households. The median household income in Brown County is $69,378 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Brown County scores 36 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,334 scored counties.

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