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Martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, MO
The martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #867 of 1,334 scored counties
#18 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,401
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lawrence County spend about $10.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $689 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Lawrence County has 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #867 of 1,334 scored counties and #18 of 33 scored counties in Missouri.
How Lawrence County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Lawrence County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,619 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $689 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,215 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 52 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,401+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,602
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,676
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,611
- Daytime population
- 29,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| 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 |
| 18Lawrence County, MO | 43 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #867 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 classes72
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Lawrence County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 martial arts and dance studios in Lawrence County. 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lawrence County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $10.1M a year, or $689 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, MO compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Lawrence County has 4.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #867 of 1,334 scored counties.
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