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Martial arts and dance studios in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #196 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 51
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,219
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $840 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Duluth metro area spend about $101.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 51 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2M per studio, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 51 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Duluth metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Duluth metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,815 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Duluth metro area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Duluth metro area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #196 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the Duluth metro area 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 | Duluth metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,815 | 3,658 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $840 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,769 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 the Duluth metro area, 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 the Duluth metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,219+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 120,365
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $71,769
- Average household income
- $93,302
- Median home value
- $222,400
- Jobs located here
- 128,505
- Daytime population
- 284,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Duluth metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND-MN | 77 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +7.7% | #14 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 71 | 45 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #33 of 387 |
| 1Rochester, MN | 64 | 41 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #69 of 387 |
| 2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 63 | 675 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +2.6% | #72 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 63 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +0.8% | #75 of 387 |
| 3St. Cloud, MN | 57 | 32 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #120 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 56 | 28 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #128 of 387 |
| 4Duluth, MN-WI | 49 | 51 | 4.2 | $2M | +0.2% | #196 of 387 |
| 5Mankato, MN | 43 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #260 of 387 |
Other business types in the Duluth metro area
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 classes46
- Gyms42
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios59
- Martial arts and dance studios49
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 martial arts and dance studios in the Duluth metro area. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $101.1M a year, or $840 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 120,365 households in the Duluth metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Duluth, MN-WI metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Duluth metro area has 4.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Duluth metro area would have about 50, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,815 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Duluth, MN-WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Duluth metro area at 281,219 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,365 households. The median household income in the Duluth metro area is $71,769 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Duluth metro area scores 49 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #196 of 387 scored metro areas.
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