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Martial arts and dance studios in Kandiyohi County, MN

How Kandiyohi 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #111 of 1,334 scored counties
#7 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,720
+2.3% 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

Kandiyohi County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #111 of 1,334 scored counties and #7 of 34 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for martial arts and dance studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 martial arts and dance studios in Kandiyohi County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $865 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Kandiyohi County spend about $15.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $3M per studio, 51% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kandiyohi County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,868 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $78K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Kandiyohi County. Population estimates put the population change in Kandiyohi County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.84.24.9
Spending per listing$3M$2.6M$2M
Households per official establishment5,8683,6583,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$865$1,085$983
Median household income$76,592$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$48K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$78K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
44,720+2.3% since 2020
Households
17,603
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$76,592+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,382
Median home value
$243,200
Jobs located here
24,957
Daytime population
46,873Residents 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 Kandiyohi 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

Other business types in Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi County, MN?

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Kandiyohi County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Kandiyohi County, MN spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $15.2M a year, or $865 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 17,603 households in Kandiyohi County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kandiyohi County has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Kandiyohi County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,868 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Kandiyohi County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Kandiyohi County at 44,720 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,603 households. Median household income in Kandiyohi County is $76,592, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.0%, 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. Kandiyohi County scores 73 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #111 of 1,334 scored counties.

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