Fitness and classes · Small-town market · North Carolina
Martial arts and dance studios in the Anderson Creek, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Anderson Creek, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #36 of 378 scored small-town markets
#1 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,137
- +12.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in the Anderson Creek area is 73 (upper middle), #36 of 378 scored small-town markets and #1 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for martial arts and dance studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 martial arts and dance studios in the Anderson Creek area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Anderson Creek area comes to about $32.7M a year: $656 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 martial arts and dance studios, that is $2.3M per studio, 16% 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 Anderson Creek area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,121 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Anderson Creek area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Anderson Creek area grew 12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Anderson Creek area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Anderson Creek area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,121 | 3,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $656 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $71,287 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $528K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Anderson Creek 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 Anderson Creek area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,137+12.3% since 2020
- Households
- 49,845
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 234
- Median household income
- $71,287
- Average household income
- $89,999
- Median home value
- $246,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,545
- Daytime population
- 112,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Anderson Creek area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 73 | 14 | 2.8 | $2.3M | +12.3% | #36 of 378 |
| 2Forest City, NC | 55 | 6 | 2.3 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #148 of 378 |
| 3Lumberton, NC | 53 | 9 | 2.1 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #162 of 378 |
| 4Albemarle, NC | 52 | 9 | 3.6 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #179 of 378 |
| 5Mount Airy, NC | 49 | 8 | 2.7 | $2M | +1.3% | #198 of 378 |
| 6Brevard, NC | 49 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #200 of 378 |
| 7Kill Devil Hills, NC | 49 | 9 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +3.3% | #204 of 378 |
| 8Morehead City, NC | 45 | 17 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #231 of 378 |
| 9Wilson, NC | 45 | 14 | 4.2 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #232 of 378 |
| 10Sanford, NC | 43 | 15 | 6.0 | $1M | +10.8% | #245 of 378 |
Other business types in the Anderson Creek 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 classes70
- Gyms77
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios73
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Anderson Creek, NC area?
There are 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Anderson Creek area as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Anderson Creek, NC area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $32.7M a year, or $656 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 49,845 households in the Anderson Creek area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anderson Creek, NC area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Anderson Creek area has 2.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Anderson Creek area would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,121 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anderson Creek, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Anderson Creek area at 150,137 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,845 households. Median household income in the Anderson Creek area is $71,287, 12% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Anderson Creek area scores 73 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #36 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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