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Martial arts and dance studios in Newton County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $514 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,960
−1.4% 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 1 martial arts or dance studio in Newton County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Newton County comes to about $4M a year: $514 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each studio on map listings. 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 Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Newton County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, Newton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Newton 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 Newton County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.33.34.9
Spending per listing$4M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$514$581$983
Median household income$50,540$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,960−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,713
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
578 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$50,540+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,166
Median home value
$106,300
Jobs located here
5,289
Daytime population
18,287Residents 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 Newton 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
Newton County, MSNot scored11.3$4M−1.4%

Other business types in Newton 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 Newton County, MS?

There is 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings in Newton 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 Newton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4M a year, or $514 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 martial arts or dance studio on map listings, it comes to $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 7,713 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 1 martial arts or dance studio 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, Newton County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 20,960 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,713 households. Median household income in Newton County is $50,540, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Newton County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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