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Martial arts and dance studios in Chisago County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #318 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.7M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,109 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,142
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 martial arts and dance studios in Chisago County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Chisago County comes to about $23.7M a year: $1,109 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 22% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Chisago County in 2023. That is one for every 7,121 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Chisago County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Chisago County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #318 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Chisago 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 Chisago County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureChisago CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.04.24.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.6M$2M
Households per official establishment7,1213,6583,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,109$1,085$983
Median household income$99,400$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$173K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Chisago 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 Chisago County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,142+4.3% since 2020
Households
21,364
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$99,400+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,368
Median home value
$351,900
Jobs located here
13,785
Daytime population
41,049Residents 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 Chisago 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
16Chisago County, MN63157.0$1.6M+4.3%#318 of 1,334

Other business types in Chisago 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 Chisago County, MN?

Chisago County has 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Chisago County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $23.7M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 21,364 households in Chisago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chisago County has 7.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Chisago County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,121 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Chisago County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Chisago County at 59,142 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,364 households. Median household income in Chisago County is $99,400, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Chisago County scores 63 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #318 of 1,334 scored counties.

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