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Martial arts and dance studios in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 208
- 16 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 149
- +18.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $402M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,009,836
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,031 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Omaha metro area spend about $402M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Omaha metro area has 208 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Omaha metro area was 149 in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,616 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Omaha metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Omaha metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Omaha metro area is 51 (upper middle), #175 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska.
How the Omaha metro area compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Omaha metro area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,616 | 3,154 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.9% | +12.0% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,031 | $920 | $983 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 149+18.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,450
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 199The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Omaha 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 Omaha metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,009,836+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 389,812
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $84,829+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,627
- Median home value
- $268,600
- Jobs located here
- 507,201
- Daytime population
- 999,164Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Nebraska for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Nebraska (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Omaha metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln, NE | 54 | 51 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +3.3% | #143 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 52 | 24 | 4.3 | $2M | +1.0% | #167 of 387 |
| 2Omaha, NE-IA | 51 | 208 | 5.3 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Grand Island, NE | 49 | 12 | 4.0 | $2M | +1.5% | #194 of 387 |
Other business types in the Omaha 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 classes54
- Gyms52
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios56
- Martial arts and dance studios51
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 208 martial arts and dance studios in the Omaha metro area. 16 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $402M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 208 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 389,812 households in the Omaha metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Omaha, NE-IA metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Omaha metro area has 5.3 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Omaha metro area would have about 199, against 208 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,616 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Omaha, NE-IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Omaha metro area at 1,009,836 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,812 households. The median household income in the Omaha metro area is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Omaha metro area scores 51 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #175 of 387 scored metro areas.
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