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Martial arts and dance studios in Marshall County, MS

How Marshall 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $537 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
34,654
+2.6% 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 2 martial arts and dance studios in Marshall County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

At $537 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $7.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 2 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.5M per studio. 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 Marshall County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Marshall County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Marshall County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.53.34.9
Spending per listing$3.5M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$537$581$983
Median household income$53,458$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,654+2.6% since 2020
Households
13,187
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,458+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,596
Median home value
$167,900
Jobs located here
12,144
Daytime population
31,085Residents 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 Marshall 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
Marshall County, MSNot scored21.5$3.5M+2.6%

Other business types in Marshall 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 Marshall County, MS?

There are 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.1M a year, or $537 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 13,187 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 2 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Marshall County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Marshall County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 34,654 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,187 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $53,458, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Marshall County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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