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Martial arts and dance studios in Dakota County, MN
The martial arts and dance studios in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 1,334 scored counties
#14 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 78
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $218.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,252 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Dakota County comes to about $218.2M a year: $1,252 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per studio, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Dakota County has 78 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dakota County in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,602 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dakota County.
Population estimates show Dakota County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Dakota County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #200 of 1,334 scored counties and #14 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dakota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,602 | 3,658 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +4.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,252 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 67+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 757
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $5.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dakota County marked.
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 |
| 14Dakota County, MN | 68 | 78 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #200 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 classes66
- Gyms67
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios73
- Martial arts and dance studios68
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Dakota County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 martial arts and dance studios in Dakota County. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $218.2M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Dakota 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 $2.8M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Dakota County would have about 108, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,602 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 68 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #200 of 1,334 scored counties.
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