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Martial arts and dance studios in Oktibbeha County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,139 of 1,334 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $548 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Oktibbeha County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,139 of 1,334 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 martial arts and dance studios in Oktibbeha County. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Oktibbeha County spend about $12M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $548 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 15% 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 Oktibbeha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oktibbeha County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.34.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.7M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,3893,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$548$581$983
Median household income$46,695$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3035

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
6The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS?

There are 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12M a year, or $548 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 3.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 30 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #1,139 of 1,334 scored counties.

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