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Martial arts and dance studios in Missoula County, MT
How Missoula County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #494 of 1,334 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,046 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 martial arts and dance studios in Missoula County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Missoula County comes to about $55.1M a year: $1,046 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per studio, in line with 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 Missoula County was 24 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,195 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Missoula County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Missoula County is 56 (upper middle), #494 of 1,334 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula 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.
| Measure | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,195 | 3,059 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +15.4% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,046 | $1,001 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Montana, with Missoula County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake County, MT | 75 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +6.9% | #84 of 1,334 |
| 2Flathead County, MT | 65 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +10.1% | #251 of 1,334 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 62 | 30 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +7.7% | #333 of 1,334 |
| 4Ravalli County, MT | 62 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +9.4% | #343 of 1,334 |
| 5Park County, MT | 61 | 5 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +5.7% | #365 of 1,334 |
| 6Lewis and Clark County, MT | 60 | 17 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +5.8% | #382 of 1,334 |
| 7Missoula County, MT | 56 | 27 | 5.1 | $2M | +4.4% | #494 of 1,334 |
| 8Yellowstone County, MT | 50 | 45 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +4.5% | #679 of 1,334 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 49 | 18 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #708 of 1,334 |
| 10Silver Bow County, MT | 29 | 12 | 7.8 | $1M | +2.6% | #1,165 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Missoula 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 classes47
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios40
- Martial arts and dance studios56
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Missoula County, MT?
There are 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $55.1M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Missoula County has 5.1 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,195 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 56 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #494 of 1,334 scored counties.
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