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Martial arts and dance studios in Macon County, MO
The martial arts and dance studios in Macon County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,301 of 1,334 scored counties
#33 of 33 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $780K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,190
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Macon County is 13 (low), #1,301 of 1,334 scored counties and #33 of 33 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Macon County comes to about $3.9M a year: $643 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $780K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Macon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $780K | $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 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $643 | $869 | $983 |
| Median household income | $62,357 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 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
- 50 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,190−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,067
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $62,357+45.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,915
- Median home value
- $149,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,836
- Daytime population
- 14,399Residents 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 |
| 33Macon County, MO | 13 | 5 | 8.2 | $780K | −0.1% | #1,301 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Macon 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 classes40
- Gyms
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios13
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Macon County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 martial arts and dance studios in Macon 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 Macon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Macon County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $3.9M a year, or $643 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $780K 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 6,067 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, MO compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Macon County has 8.2 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $780K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Macon County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Macon County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 15,190 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,067 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,357 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.9% 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. Macon County scores 13 for martial arts and dance studios (low), #1,301 of 1,334 scored counties.
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