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Martial arts and dance studios in the Faribault-Northfield, MN area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Faribault-Northfield, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #29 of 378 scored small-town markets
#4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For martial arts and dance studios, the Faribault-Northfield area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #29 of 378 scored small-town markets and #4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for martial arts and dance studios.
At $953 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Faribault-Northfield area spend about $22.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.5M per studio, 23% 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 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Faribault-Northfield area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Faribault-Northfield area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 4,699 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Faribault-Northfield area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Faribault-Northfield 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 | Faribault-Northfield area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,699 | 3,658 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $953 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $232K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Faribault-Northfield 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 Faribault-Northfield area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Faribault-Northfield area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fergus Falls, MN | 81 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #8 of 378 |
| 2Willmar, MN | 77 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.3% | #14 of 378 |
| 3Owatonna, MN | 76 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +0.2% | #21 of 378 |
| 4Faribault-Northfield, MN | 74 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #29 of 378 |
| 5Grand Rapids, MN | 73 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #32 of 378 |
| 6Alexandria, MN | 72 | 8 | 4.6 | $2M | +2.6% | #40 of 378 |
| 7Brainerd, MN | 71 | 14 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #45 of 378 |
| 8Red Wing, MN | 70 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #49 of 378 |
| 9Detroit Lakes, MN | 66 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +0.9% | #75 of 378 |
| 10Austin, MN | 61 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #113 of 378 |
Other business types in the Faribault-Northfield 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 classes54
- Gyms54
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios62
- Martial arts and dance studios74
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Faribault-Northfield, MN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 martial arts and dance studios in the Faribault-Northfield area. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Faribault-Northfield, MN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $22.4M a year, or $953 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 23,493 households in the Faribault-Northfield area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Faribault-Northfield, MN area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Faribault-Northfield area has 3.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.5M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Faribault-Northfield area would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,699 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Faribault-Northfield, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Faribault-Northfield area at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. The median household income in the Faribault-Northfield area is $83,181 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Faribault-Northfield area scores 74 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #29 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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