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Martial arts and dance studios in the Helena, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Helena, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #36 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.5M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,153
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Helena metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #36 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for martial arts and dance studios.
At $1,089 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Helena metro area spend about $42.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 18 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.4M per studio, 17% 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 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Helena metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Helena metro area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,903 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Helena metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Helena metro area compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Helena metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,903 | 3,059 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,089 | $1,001 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $926K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Helena metro area, 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 the Helena metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,153+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 39,033
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 6,308 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,528
- Average household income
- $105,667
- Median home value
- $401,200
- Jobs located here
- 45,504
- Daytime population
- 94,274Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Helena, MT | 71 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +7.7% | #36 of 387 |
| 2Bozeman, MT | 61 | 30 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +7.7% | #89 of 387 |
| 3Missoula, MT | 53 | 28 | 5.1 | $2M | +4.7% | #158 of 387 |
| 4Billings, MT | 48 | 48 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #213 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 43 | 18 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #259 of 387 |
Other business types in the Helena metro area
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 classes55
- Gyms56
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios37
- Martial arts and dance studios71
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Helena, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 martial arts and dance studios in the Helena metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Helena, MT metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $42.5M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 39,033 households in the Helena metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Helena, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Helena metro area has 4.6 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Helena metro area would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,903 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Helena, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Helena metro area at 97,153 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,033 households. The median household income in the Helena metro area is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Helena metro area scores 71 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #36 of 387 scored metro areas.
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