Fitness and classes · Metro area · North Dakota
Martial arts and dance studios in the Minot, ND metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Minot, ND metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,694
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 martial arts and dance studios in the Minot metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Minot metro area spend about $29.7M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $935 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per studio, 34% 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 Minot metro area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,119 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Minot metro area declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Minot metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #216 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota.
How the Minot metro area compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Minot metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,119 | 4,356 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $935 | $922 | $983 |
| Median household income | $78,200 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Minot 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 Minot metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,694−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 31,781
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $78,200+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,202
- Median home value
- $254,000
- Jobs located here
- 32,284
- Daytime population
- 74,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Dakota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Minot metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fargo, ND-MN | 77 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +7.7% | #14 of 387 |
| 2Bismarck, ND | 75 | 22 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #17 of 387 |
| 3Grand Forks, ND-MN | 63 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +0.8% | #75 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 47 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.7M | −2.4% | #216 of 387 |
Other business types in the Minot 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 classes43
- Gyms37
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios47
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Minot, ND metro area?
There are 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Minot metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.
How much do households in the Minot, ND metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $29.7M a year, or $935 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 31,781 households in the Minot metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minot, ND metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Minot metro area has 3.5 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Minot metro area would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,119 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.
How fast is the Minot, ND metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Minot metro area at 75,694 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,781 households. Median household income in the Minot metro area is $78,200, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.9%, 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 Minot metro area scores 47 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #216 of 387 scored metro areas.
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