Fitness and classes · Small-town market · Mississippi
Martial arts and dance studios in the Laurel, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Laurel, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 378 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $532 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,281
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 martial arts and dance studios in the Laurel area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Laurel area comes to about $16.8M a year: $532 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per studio, 19% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Laurel area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Laurel area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Laurel area is 46 (lower middle), #216 of 378 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Laurel area 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.
| Measure | Laurel area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $532 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $51,236 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 35 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Laurel 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 Laurel area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,281−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 31,604
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,371 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $51,236+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,808
- Median home value
- $132,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,859
- Daytime population
- 82,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Laurel area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford, MS | 52 | 10 | 4.2 | $1.6M | +5.3% | #180 of 378 |
| 2Tupelo, MS | 51 | 21 | 4.1 | $1.5M | +0.8% | #185 of 378 |
| 3Starkville, MS | 50 | 8 | 3.1 | $1.8M | +0.8% | #190 of 378 |
| 4Laurel, MS | 46 | 7 | 2.2 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #216 of 378 |
| 5Picayune, MS | 31 | 14 | 6.4 | $903K | +5.6% | #321 of 378 |
| 6Meridian, MS | 26 | 13 | 3.8 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #341 of 378 |
| 7Columbus, MS | 23 | 11 | 4.1 | $1.3M | −2.7% | #353 of 378 |
| 8Vicksburg, MS | 20 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.4M | −6.3% | #358 of 378 |
| 9Greenwood, MS | 20 | 5 | 3.5 | $1.4M | −8.8% | #359 of 378 |
| 10McComb, MS | 12 | 8 | 3.9 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #369 of 378 |
Other business types in the Laurel 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 classes41
- Gyms34
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios46
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Laurel, MS area?
There are 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Laurel area 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 the Laurel area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Laurel, MS area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $16.8M a year, or $532 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 31,604 households in the Laurel area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laurel, MS area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Laurel area has 2.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Laurel area would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Laurel, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Laurel area at 82,281 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,604 households. Median household income in the Laurel area is $51,236, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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 Laurel area scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #216 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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