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Martial arts and dance studios in Randolph County, NC
The martial arts and dance studios in Randolph County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #928 of 1,334 scored counties
#40 of 64 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Randolph County spend about $32.4M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $562 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.2M per studio, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
Randolph County has 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Randolph County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 8,246 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Randolph County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #928 of 1,334 scored counties and #40 of 64 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,246 | 3,753 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $562 | $743 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $187K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 40Randolph County, NC | 41 | 26 | 4.5 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #928 of 1,334 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 classes53
- Gyms65
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios41
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in Randolph County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 martial arts and dance studios in Randolph County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. 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 Randolph County, NC spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $32.4M a year, or $562 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
Randolph County has 4.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Randolph County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,246 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 41 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #928 of 1,334 scored counties.
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