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Martial arts and dance studios in Madison County, MS
How Madison County, MS 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #801 of 1,334 scored counties
#3 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Madison County spend about $38.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $869 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 24% 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 25 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 3,137 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $458K have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Madison County.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #801 of 1,334 scored counties and #3 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Madison 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.
| Measure | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,137 | 9,389 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $869 | $581 | $983 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $458K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Madison County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 77 | 20 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +6.3% | #71 of 1,334 |
| 2Jackson County, MS | 47 | 27 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #768 of 1,334 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 46 | 25 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #801 of 1,334 |
| 4Lafayette County, MS | 45 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #830 of 1,334 |
| 5Harrison County, MS | 45 | 41 | 4.9 | $1.2M | +4.0% | #833 of 1,334 |
| 6Lamar County, MS | 44 | 18 | 7.1 | $995K | +4.7% | #856 of 1,334 |
| 7Rankin County, MS | 42 | 29 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +3.2% | #897 of 1,334 |
| 8Jones County, MS | 34 | 7 | 2.8 | $2M | −1.0% | #1,053 of 1,334 |
| 9Oktibbeha County, MS | 30 | 7 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #1,139 of 1,334 |
| 10Hancock County, MS | 30 | 9 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #1,143 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Madison County
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 classes39
- Gyms39
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios45
- 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 Madison County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 martial arts and dance studios in Madison County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $38.2M a year, or $869 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Madison County has 5.7 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Madison County would have about 19, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,137 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. 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. Madison County scores 46 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #801 of 1,334 scored counties.
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