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Martial arts and dance studios in Lafayette County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #830 of 1,334 scored counties
#4 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $727 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,597
+6.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 martial arts and dance studios in Lafayette County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Lafayette County comes to about $13.8M a year: $727 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 24% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lafayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lafayette County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #830 of 1,334 scored counties and #4 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Lafayette County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Lafayette County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.73.34.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$727$581$983
Median household income$67,185$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,597+6.6% since 2020
Households
19,044
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$67,185+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,704
Median home value
$315,400
Jobs located here
26,887
Daytime population
62,270Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lafayette County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS77202.8$2.8M+6.3%#71 of 1,334
2Jackson County, MS47274.7$1.4M+3.0%#768 of 1,334
3Madison County, MS46255.7$1.5M+6.5%#801 of 1,334
4Lafayette County, MS4594.7$1.5M+6.6%#830 of 1,334
5Harrison County, MS45414.9$1.2M+4.0%#833 of 1,334
6Lamar County, MS44187.1$995K+4.7%#856 of 1,334
7Rankin County, MS42294.8$1.5M+3.2%#897 of 1,334
8Jones County, MS3472.8$2M−1.0%#1,053 of 1,334
9Oktibbeha County, MS3073.2$1.7M+0.4%#1,139 of 1,334
10Hancock County, MS3094.4$1.5M+1.6%#1,143 of 1,334

Other business types in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, MS?

There are 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lafayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lafayette County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $13.8M a year, or $727 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 19,044 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lafayette County has 4.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Lafayette County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 59,597 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,044 households. Median household income in Lafayette County is $67,185, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Lafayette County scores 45 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #830 of 1,334 scored counties.

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