Market rankings · Missouri
Martial arts and dance studios in Missouri
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Missouri, ranked by the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,041
- 59 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 543
- +11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On memberships, classes and admissions
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings around any address in Missouri by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Missouri has 1,041 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Missouri comes to about $2.2B a year: $869 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
In 2023, official counts showed 543 businesses with payroll in Missouri classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,619 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $13.8M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Missouri.
Among the 50 states and DC, Missouri ranks #22 for martial arts and dance studios, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 8 scored metro areas in or partly in Missouri, the Jefferson City metro area scores highest (65). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Missouri, the Warrensburg area scores highest (76).
Every market in Missouri for martial arts and dance studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Missouri, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson City, MO | 65 | 21 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #66 of 387 |
| 2Columbia, MO | 58 | 34 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #109 of 387 |
| 3St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 510 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #126 of 387 |
| 4Kansas City, MO-KS | 56 | 440 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 5St. Joseph, MO-KS | 47 | 14 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, MO | 47 | 94 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +5.1% | #233 of 387 |
| 7Joplin, MO-KS | 46 | 46 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #243 of 387 |
| 8Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 40 | 17 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #286 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 76 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +4.9% | #23 of 378 |
| 2Sedalia, MO | 57 | 6 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #141 of 378 |
| 3West Plains, MO | 53 | 5 | 3.1 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #165 of 378 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 37 | 16 | 5.1 | $1.5M | −2.0% | #285 of 378 |
| 4Farmington, MO | 36 | 13 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #293 of 378 |
| 5Branson, MO | 36 | 17 | 7.5 | $933K | +1.7% | #297 of 378 |
| 6Lebanon, MO | 33 | 7 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #308 of 378 |
| 7Hannibal, MO | 32 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #312 of 378 |
| 8Rolla, MO | 30 | 12 | 6.9 | $1M | +1.6% | #323 of 378 |
| 9Kirksville, MO | 29 | 13 | 12.5 | $576K | +1.9% | #331 of 378 |
| 10Poplar Bluff, MO | 28 | 7 | 4.2 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #332 of 378 |
| Fort Leonard Wood, MO | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $3M | +0.8% | |
| Sikeston, MO | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $3.4M | −0.3% | |
| Kennett, MO | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $6.6M | −4.8% | |
| Mexico, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $6.1M | −1.0% | |
| Moberly, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $1.5M | +0.2% | |
| Marshall, MO | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $1.8M | −0.3% | |
| Maryville, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.4M | −4.0% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 82 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #30 of 1,334 |
| 2Johnson County, MO | 69 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +4.9% | #179 of 1,334 |
| 3Camden County, MO | 69 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #182 of 1,334 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 68 | 22 | 5.1 | $2M | +7.1% | #210 of 1,334 |
| 5Franklin County, MO | 67 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #220 of 1,334 |
| 6St. Charles County, MO | 67 | 83 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #224 of 1,334 |
| 7Jefferson County, MO | 65 | 41 | 4.6 | $2M | +2.7% | #266 of 1,334 |
| 8Christian County, MO | 63 | 16 | 4.6 | $2M | +8.3% | #311 of 1,334 |
| 9Boone County, MO | 59 | 33 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #404 of 1,334 |
| 10Platte County, MO | 59 | 25 | 5.7 | $2M | +6.7% | #409 of 1,334 |
| 11St. Louis city, MO | 54 | 40 | 2.8 | $2.7M | −7.4% | #532 of 1,334 |
| 12St. Louis County, MO | 54 | 195 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #538 of 1,334 |
| 13Jackson County, MO | 54 | 130 | 4.2 | $2M | +2.1% | #551 of 1,334 |
| 14Barry County, MO | 54 | 5 | 3.7 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #553 of 1,334 |
| 15Pettis County, MO | 54 | 6 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #555 of 1,334 |
| 16Clay County, MO | 50 | 59 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +4.3% | #676 of 1,334 |
| 17Howell County, MO | 44 | 5 | 3.1 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #839 of 1,334 |
| 18Lawrence County, MO | 43 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #867 of 1,334 |
| 19Cape Girardeau County, MO | 42 | 17 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #898 of 1,334 |
| 20Greene County, MO | 41 | 70 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +3.3% | #923 of 1,334 |
| 21Cole County, MO | 40 | 18 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #944 of 1,334 |
| 22Newton County, MO | 36 | 16 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +6.1% | #1,026 of 1,334 |
| 23Buchanan County, MO | 35 | 14 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −1.1% | #1,032 of 1,334 |
| 24Taney County, MO | 34 | 17 | 7.5 | $933K | +1.7% | #1,072 of 1,334 |
| 25St. Francois County, MO | 33 | 13 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #1,083 of 1,334 |
Show all 115 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Jasper County, MO | 31 | 29 | 5.9 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #1,132 of 1,334 |
| 27Laclede County, MO | 25 | 7 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,206 of 1,334 |
| 28Texas County, MO | 25 | 6 | 6.3 | $872K | +6.9% | #1,210 of 1,334 |
| 29Phelps County, MO | 22 | 12 | 6.9 | $1M | +1.6% | #1,234 of 1,334 |
| 30Butler County, MO | 21 | 7 | 4.2 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #1,237 of 1,334 |
| 31Adair County, MO | 21 | 13 | 14.2 | $514K | +1.6% | #1,249 of 1,334 |
| 32Marion County, MO | 17 | 8 | 7.1 | $962K | +0.2% | #1,281 of 1,334 |
| 33Macon County, MO | 13 | 5 | 8.2 | $780K | −0.1% | #1,301 of 1,334 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +11.4% | |
| Pulaski County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $3M | +0.8% | |
| Callaway County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $6.6M | +3.2% | |
| Webster County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +10.4% | |
| Scott County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $2.8M | −0.1% | |
| Lafayette County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +1.4% | |
| Polk County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +6.3% | |
| Stone County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +4.1% | |
| Stoddard County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $7.6M | −1.3% | |
| Dunklin County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $6.6M | −4.8% | |
| Miller County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +4.2% | |
| Audrain County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $6.1M | −1.0% | |
| Randolph County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $1.5M | +0.2% | |
| McDonald County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $5.4M | +3.1% | |
| Washington County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $5.6M | +1.6% | |
| Saline County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $1.8M | −0.3% | |
| Ray County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $7.4M | +1.1% | |
| Crawford County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $3.2M | −0.4% | |
| Henry County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2M | +3.2% | |
| Morgan County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $6.1M | +6.8% | |
| Clinton County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +2.1% | |
| Nodaway County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.4M | −4.0% | |
| Benton County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $5.1M | +5.7% | |
| Vernon County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $4.5M | +1.5% | |
| Perry County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +0.6% | |
| Wright County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $4.2M | +8.0% | |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.8M | +1.1% | |
| Andrew County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.7% | |
| Pike County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.3M | +3.1% | |
| Dallas County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $4.2M | +5.2% | |
| Cooper County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.6M | +3.0% | |
| Bates County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.2M | +2.9% | |
| New Madrid County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $2.1M | −7.6% | |
| Moniteau County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $4M | +1.4% | |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.2% | |
| Gasconade County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Cedar County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | |
| Dent County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | $1.7M | +1.3% | |
| Livingston County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +1.1% | |
| Osage County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Madison County, MO | Not scored | 3 | 6.4 | $1.1M | +1.9% | |
| Douglas County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.8M | +6.4% | |
| Mississippi County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.1% | |
| Linn County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.6M | −0.3% | |
| Barton County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Montgomery County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| DeKalb County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −15.6% | |
| Wayne County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Ripley County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Bollinger County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Ralls County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Howard County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Lewis County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Grundy County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $2.4M | −0.2% | |
| St. Clair County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $2.5M | +6.7% | |
| Iron County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| Caldwell County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Ozark County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Monroe County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $2.3M | +3.1% | |
| Oregon County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Hickory County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.9% | |
| Daviess County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Maries County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $2.4M | −0.7% | |
| Carroll County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $2.4M | −0.6% | |
| Harrison County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $974K | +1.5% | |
| Dade County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Chariton County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.1M | −0.1% | |
| Shannon County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Clark County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Gentry County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Reynolds County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Shelby County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Sullivan County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Carter County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Atchison County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $1.5M | −2.5% | |
| Scotland County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Putnam County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Holt County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Schuyler County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.3% | |
| Knox County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Mercer County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Worth County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Missouri?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,041 martial arts and dance studios in Missouri. 59 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 543 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Missouri spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.2B 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 1,041 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 2,508,227 households in Missouri and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missouri compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Missouri has 4.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Missouri would have about 1,081, against 1,041 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,619 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Missouri has the highest market score for martial arts and dance studios?
Among 8 scored metro areas in or partly in Missouri, the Jefferson City metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Missouri, the Warrensburg area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 33 scored counties in Missouri, Warren County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Missouri scores 52 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Missouri. It maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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