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Martial arts and dance studios in Lewis and Clark County, MT

The martial arts and dance studios in Lewis and Clark County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #382 of 1,334 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Montana

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.1M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,331
+5.8% since 2020

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

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 martial arts and dance studios in Lewis and Clark County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Households in Lewis and Clark County spend about $33.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $1,061 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Lewis and Clark County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,122 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lewis and Clark County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lewis and Clark County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #382 of 1,334 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Montana.

How Lewis and Clark County 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Lewis and Clark County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureLewis and Clark CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.64.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.2M$2M
Households per official establishment3,1223,0593,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,061$1,001$983
Median household income$78,237$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score6056

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$926K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,331+5.8% since 2020
Households
31,215
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$78,237+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,055
Median home value
$393,500
Jobs located here
41,168
Daytime population
78,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake County, MT7554.0$2.3M+6.9%#84 of 1,334
2Flathead County, MT65194.3$2.4M+10.1%#251 of 1,334
3Gallatin County, MT62305.9$2.2M+7.7%#333 of 1,334
4Ravalli County, MT62105.4$1.7M+9.4%#343 of 1,334
5Park County, MT6156.0$1.7M+5.7%#365 of 1,334
6Lewis and Clark County, MT60175.4$1.9M+5.8%#382 of 1,334
7Missoula County, MT56275.1$2M+4.4%#494 of 1,334
8Yellowstone County, MT50456.4$1.6M+4.5%#679 of 1,334
9Cascade County, MT49185.1$1.8M+0.7%#708 of 1,334
10Silver Bow County, MT29127.8$1M+2.6%#1,165 of 1,334

Other business types in Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County, MT?

There are 17 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Lewis and Clark County as of September 2026. 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 Lewis and Clark County, MT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $33.1M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,215 households in Lewis and Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis and Clark County, MT compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Lewis and Clark County has 5.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Lewis and Clark County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,122 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis and Clark County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Lewis and Clark County at 75,331 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,215 households. Median household income in Lewis and Clark County is $78,237, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Lewis and Clark County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #382 of 1,334 scored counties.

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