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Martial arts and dance studios in the Reno, NV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Reno, NV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #84 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
124
9 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
70
+13.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269.2M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,197 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
578,734
+5.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 124 martial arts and dance studios in the Reno metro area. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $1,197 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in the Reno metro area spend about $269.2M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 124 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.2M per studio, 8% above 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 the Reno metro area was 70 in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,213 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Reno metro area.

Population estimates show the Reno metro area grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Reno metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #84 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Reno metro area compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Reno, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureReno metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.54.84.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.3M$2M
Households per official establishment3,2133,8423,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.1%+25.2%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$1,197$1,088$983
Median household income$87,485$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score6269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70+13.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
491
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1249 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Reno 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 Reno metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
578,734+5.0% since 2020
Households
224,933
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$87,485
Average household income
$118,079
Median home value
$502,300
Jobs located here
274,907
Daytime population
561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Nevada

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Reno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in Nevada ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV674044.7$2.3M+5.8%#55 of 387
2Reno, NV621245.5$2.2M+5.0%#84 of 387
3Carson City, NV40145.9$1.7M−0.2%#289 of 387

Other business types in the Reno metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Reno, NV metro area?

The Reno metro area has 124 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $269.2M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Reno metro area has 5.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.2M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 133, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,213 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above 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 Reno metro area scores 62 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #84 of 387 scored metro areas.

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