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Martial arts and dance studios in Carver County, MN

How Carver County, MN 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #175 of 1,334 scored counties
#11 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,379
+6.6% 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 $1,508 per household (53% above the U.S. average), households in Carver County spend about $62.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 22 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.8M per studio, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Carver County has 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Carver County classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 1,872 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $278K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Carver County.

Population estimates put the population change in Carver County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Carver County is 69 (upper middle), #175 of 1,334 scored counties and #11 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Carver 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 Carver County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCarver CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.24.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.6M$2M
Households per official establishment1,8723,6583,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,508$1,085$983
Median household income$125,946$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 22
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$278K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
114,379+6.6% since 2020
Households
41,175
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
354 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$125,946+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$159,987
Median home value
$453,600
Jobs located here
38,239
Daytime population
88,928Residents 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 Carver 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
11Carver County, MN69225.3$2.8M+6.6%#175 of 1,334

Other business types in Carver 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 Carver County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 martial arts and dance studios in Carver County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

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

About $62.1M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 53% above the U.S. average (an index of 153, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 41,175 households in Carver County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carver County has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Carver County would have about 31, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,872 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Carver County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Carver County at 114,379 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,175 households. The median household income in Carver County is $125,946 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Carver County scores 69 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #175 of 1,334 scored counties.

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