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Martial arts and dance studios in Carlton County, MN
The martial arts and dance studios in Carlton County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #408 of 1,334 scored counties
#20 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,711
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Carlton County comes to about $12.5M a year: $886 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.1M per studio, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Carlton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Carlton County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Carlton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Carlton County is 59 (upper middle), #408 of 1,334 scored counties and #20 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Carlton 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.
| Measure | Carlton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,658 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $886 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,573 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 67 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Carlton 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 Carlton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,711+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,090
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $80,573+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,202
- Median home value
- $245,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,806
- Daytime population
- 32,171Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clay County, MN | 82 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.6% | #25 of 1,334 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 79 | 13 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +6.8% | #47 of 1,334 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 79 | 25 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +11.1% | #53 of 1,334 |
| 4Scott County, MN | 77 | 26 | 4.7 | $3.1M | +5.1% | #67 of 1,334 |
| 5Washington County, MN | 76 | 39 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #74 of 1,334 |
| 6Isanti County, MN | 75 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +7.3% | #85 of 1,334 |
| 7Kandiyohi County, MN | 73 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.3% | #111 of 1,334 |
| 8Anoka County, MN | 73 | 58 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #114 of 1,334 |
| 9Rice County, MN | 73 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #119 of 1,334 |
| 10Otter Tail County, MN | 72 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #124 of 1,334 |
| 20Carlton County, MN | 59 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #408 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Carlton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes60
- Gyms55
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios59
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Carlton County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 martial arts and dance studios in Carlton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Carlton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carlton County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $12.5M a year, or $886 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 14,090 households in Carlton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carlton County, MN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Carlton County has 4.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending.
How fast is Carlton County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Carlton County at 36,711 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,090 households. The median household income in Carlton County is $80,573 a year, in line with 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. Carlton County scores 59 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #408 of 1,334 scored counties.
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