Groundwork

Fitness and classes · County · Missouri

Martial arts and dance studios in Pulaski County, MO

How Pulaski County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $715 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,442
+0.8% since 2020

See the martial arts and dance studios around any address in Pulaski County

The site report maps the martial arts and dance studios on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Pulaski County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Pulaski County comes to about $12.1M a year: $715 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

There are 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pulaski County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Pulaski County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pulaski 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Pulaski County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.24.9
Spending per listing$3M$2.1M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6193,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$715$869$983
Median household income$64,466$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
40 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,442+0.8% since 2020
Households
16,851
Median age
30.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,072
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
9,976
Daytime population
49,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Pulaski County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the martial arts and dance studios on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Pulaski County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Martial arts and dance studios across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Pulaski County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO8253.6$2.6M+9.2%#30 of 1,334
2Johnson County, MO6962.8$2.6M+4.9%#179 of 1,334
3Camden County, MO6963.3$2.5M+2.9%#182 of 1,334
4Cass County, MO68225.1$2M+7.1%#210 of 1,334
5Franklin County, MO67153.5$2.4M+3.1%#220 of 1,334
6St. Charles County, MO67835.1$2.4M+4.9%#224 of 1,334
7Jefferson County, MO65414.6$2M+2.7%#266 of 1,334
8Christian County, MO63164.6$2M+8.3%#311 of 1,334
9Boone County, MO59334.3$2.1M+4.2%#404 of 1,334
10Platte County, MO59255.7$2M+6.7%#409 of 1,334
Pulaski County, MONot scored42.4$3M+0.8%

Other business types in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 martial arts and dance studios in Pulaski County. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pulaski County, MO spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12.1M a year, or $715 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 2.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pulaski County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for martial arts and dance studios · All 56 business types in Pulaski County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Pulaski County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Pulaski County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.