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Martial arts and dance studios in Stark County, ND

The martial arts and dance studios in Stark County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $908 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,013
+0.5% since 2020

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 martial arts and dance studios in Stark County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Stark County comes to about $12.3M a year: $908 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 martial arts and dance studios, that is $3.1M per studio, 52% 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 Stark County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,384 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Stark County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, Stark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stark County 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.

Martial arts and dance studios in Stark County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.44.9
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.7M$2M
Households per official establishment3,3844,3563,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$908$922$983
Median household income$84,449$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$129K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,013+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,537
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,478
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
17,400
Daytime population
33,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Stark County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND73323.8$2.5M+9.1%#120 of 1,334
2Burleigh County, ND70184.4$2.4M+4.7%#167 of 1,334
3Grand Forks County, ND58134.2$2M+1.9%#440 of 1,334
4Williams County, ND5795.9$1.8M+1.4%#475 of 1,334
5Ward County, ND46113.9$2.4M−2.4%#773 of 1,334
6Ramsey County, ND2059.2$853K−0.4%#1,263 of 1,334
Stark County, NDNot scored43.0$3.1M+0.5%

Other business types in Stark County

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Stark County, ND?

There are 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $12.3M a year, or $908 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Stark County has 3.0 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $3.1M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Stark County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,384 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is Stark County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County has no market score for martial arts and dance studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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