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Martial arts and dance studios in Pender County, NC
How Pender County, NC 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #384 of 1,334 scored counties
#8 of 64 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.1M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $756 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,111
- +19.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 martial arts and dance studios in Pender County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
At $756 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Pender County spend about $19.1M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That works out to $1.9M per studio, 5% 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 Pender County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,215 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $393K has gone to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pender County.
Population estimates show Pender County grew 19.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios in Pender County is 60 (upper middle), #384 of 1,334 scored counties and #8 of 64 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Pender County 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 | Pender County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,215 | 3,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $756 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $80,396 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $731K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $393K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Pender 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 Pender County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,111+19.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,291
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,396+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,635
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 14,661
- Daytime population
- 52,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Pender County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 75 | 23 | 3.3 | $2.2M | +26.5% | #86 of 1,334 |
| 2Davidson County, NC | 74 | 17 | 2.4 | $2.6M | +6.6% | #99 of 1,334 |
| 3Davie County, NC | 73 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +6.9% | #117 of 1,334 |
| 4Harnett County, NC | 71 | 14 | 2.8 | $2.3M | +12.3% | #153 of 1,334 |
| 5Chatham County, NC | 63 | 16 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #309 of 1,334 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 63 | 32 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +17.9% | #310 of 1,334 |
| 7Burke County, NC | 61 | 9 | 2.5 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #355 of 1,334 |
| 8Pender County, NC | 60 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +19.0% | #384 of 1,334 |
| 9Orange County, NC | 58 | 25 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +6.1% | #433 of 1,334 |
| 10Pitt County, NC | 57 | 21 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +5.4% | #465 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Pender 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 classes48
- Gyms51
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios50
- Martial arts and dance studios60
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Pender County, NC?
There are 10 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Pender County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in Pender County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $19.1M a year, or $756 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 25,291 households in Pender County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pender County, NC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Pender County has 4.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 5% below 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 4,215 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Pender County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pender County at 72,111 people in 2025, up 19.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,291 households. Median household income in Pender County is $80,396, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Pender County scores 60 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #384 of 1,334 scored counties.
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